Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. Noel

Pakke, J.,

delivered the following dissenting opinion, in which Oeeutt, J., concurred.

The importance of this case and the ability and persuasiveness with which the prevailing views are stated require the statement of the reasons for a dissent.

The petitioner’s property had benefits duly assessed against it- in 1923, at the rate of ten cents a linear front foot for the water system to be installed and of twelve cents a linear front foot for the sewer system, amounting to $22.03 for the water system and $25.03 for the sewer system yearly during a subsequent period of fifty years, unless earlier…