King v. City of Portland
Oregon Supreme Court
Appeal from Multnomah Country. On the 15th day of June, 1865, the mayor aud common council of the city of Portland, for the purpose of making improvements on Front street, in said city, passed ordinance 210, declaring the cost of said improvements, and that each city lot, abutting on Front street, was liable for tbe full cost-of improving one-balf of said street, immediately adjacent to each lot, and of one-half of the intersections, where such exist.
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Appeal from Multnomah Country. On the 15th day of June, 1865, the mayor aud common council of the city of Portland, for the purpose of making improvements on Front street, in said city, passed ordinance 210, declaring the cost of said improvements, and that each city lot, abutting on Front street, was liable for tbe full cost-of improving one-balf of said street, immediately adjacent to each lot, and of one-half of the intersections, where such exist. The amount for which each lot became liable, under that ordinance was entered, as provided by law, upon the docket of city liens of the city of…
1Opinion of the CourtWilson, J.
The objection made to tbe jurisdiction of tbe Circuit Court over the subject of this suit involves an examination of some of tbe provisions found in tbe charter of tbe city of Portland. Por it is admitted by respondent’s counsel, tbat if tbe charter made a tax deed prima facie evidence,, excusing its bolder from proof of tbe proceedings upon which tbe deed was made, then there could be no contest as to tbe rightful jurisdiction. True it is, that-courts of equity will not interfere and set aside every paper purporting to complete a title or impose a hen; and tbe appearance of a valid defect in…
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