Bingaman v. City of Seattle

The appellant, Bingaman, plaintiff below, is the owner of lots 9 and 10, in block 4, of Brawley’s addition to the city of Seattle, on lot 10 of which is situated a two-story brick building. To the south of the property is a public street known as Main street, extending east and west, on which the lots abut. One block south of Main street is another public street known as Jackson street, also extending east and west. In 1909, the city of Seattle regraded Jackson street, and in so doing made a cut, to the south of the appellant’s property, ranging in depth approximately from 72 to. 85 feet.…