Legal Opinion

City of Aberdeen v. Lucas

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 23, 1905No. 4928PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chehalis county, Rice, J., entered June 13, 1903, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, foreclosing a local improvement assessment.

1Opinion of the Court

Fullerton J.

On December 27, 1899, the appellants were the owners of real property, situated in the city of Aberdeen, which was not readily accessible because of the unimproved condition of the street upon which the property abutted; and on that day they, together with others similarly situated, petitioned the city council of that city to improve such street, at the cost of the property to be benefited, by constructing thereon a plank roadway, from the main street of the city to. a point beyond their property. The city council acted upon the petition, taking such steps as finally resulted in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Alexander v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Wingate v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1896

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Seattle & Puget Sound Packing Co. v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Edmonds Land Co. v. City of EdmondsWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  3. City of Spokane v. PrestonWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Renard v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1908

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