Legal Opinion

Goff v. City of Seattle

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 7, 1939No. 27346. En BancPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGeraghty, J.

This action is brought by the plaintiff, as a taxpayer of the city of Seattle, on behalf of himself and other taxpayers similarly situated, to enjoin the city and its comptroller and treasurer from consummating the sale of funding bonds in the sum of three and a half million dollars, provided for in ordinance No. 68473, from the proceeds of which it is proposed to pay and retire an equal amount of outstanding city warrants issued to cover operating expenses of the city government.

It is alleged in the complaint that the warrants to be paid from the proceeds of the proposed bonds were, at the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Rauch v. ChapmanWashington Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Love v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Robb v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1933
  4. Farquharson v. YearginWashington Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Rummens v. EvansWashington Supreme Court · 1932

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lecocq Motors, Inc. v. Whatcom CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Raynor v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  3. King County v. MartinWashington Supreme Court · 1940

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