White v. City of Tacoma

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gordon, J.

Respondent is the owner of lots five and six, in block 813, of the original plat of the city of Tacoma. In the early part of the year 1892 the appellant city caused South Eighth street, in said city, to be improved by grading and sidewalking the same along and adjoining block 813, and, for the purpose of paying for such improvement, levied an assessment against said lots for their proportionate share of the cost of said improvement. This assessment was subsequently, by a decree of the superior court of Pierce county, held to be void and of no…