State Ex Rel. Kuehl v. City of Seattle

In July, 1927, the city of Seattle passed an ordinance providing for the laying out and extension of Twenty-fourth avenue northwest and for the condemnation of certain land for that purpose, the cost of the improvement to be assessed against property specially benefited. The land was condemned and bonds to provide funds for the payment of condemnation awards were issued in January, 1929, all in accordance with the then existing statutes and ordinances.

Respondents are the holders of bonds of the improvement district in the aggregate amount of six hundred dollars. During 1937, they presented…