Legal Opinion

Cox v. City of Lynnwood

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided December 13, 1993No. 30482-8-IPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWebster, C.J.

The City of Lynnwood appeals a judgment for damages and attorneys' fees. It claims the court erred in finding that it acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying Gale and Waltrout Cox a boundary line adjustment.

Facts

The Coxes sought the City's approval of a subdivision of four lots into an 8-lot plat. However, when they discovered *4that Lynnwood code requirements for the 8-lot long plat required the dedication of land for a road and a boundary line adjustment (BLA) did not, they abandoned their plat application and instead applied for a BLA of three lots. Lynnwood denied the Coxes'…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Felder v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Taggart v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by21 opinions

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