Seattle School District No 1 v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Morris, J., entered December 6, 1905, after a hearing on the merits, overruling objections and confirming a special assessment against school property for widening and extending a street.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Under authority of the eminent domain act applying to cities of the first class, ch. 84°, Laws 1893, p. 189, Bal. Code, § 775 et seq. (P. C. § 5050), and ordinance No. 10,850, enacted in pursuance thereof, the city of Seattle instituted this proceeding to condemn lands for the purpose of laying off, widening, and extending Howard avenue. Ah assessment district was created, and an assessment made upon real estate specially benefited, to pay for the property taken and the costs of the proceeding. Objections being regularly heard by the superior court of King county, said assessment was in all…
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