Legal Opinion
Greenwood v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 1968No. 39937PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Langenbach, J. †
Plaintiff-appellant owned the lots on the southeast corner of 4th and James Streets in Seattle. He had planned to demolish the 2-story building thereon and replace it with a 12-story structure. He had procured architectural and engineering services and plans, and had executed a contract for the construction of such a building. He had also arranged to secure financing from an insurance company. He had been issued proper permits by the city to demolish the present building and to erect a new one.
Demolition started March 18, 1964, and early in April he was notified by the mayor…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Foster v. City of Detroit, MichiganDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1966
- District of Columbia v. All of Lot 813 in Square 568District Court, District of Columbia · 1964
- Grays Harbor & Puget Sound Railway Co. v. KauppinenWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Wilshire v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1929
- Lee G. Rubenstein v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
3Cited by2 opinions
- City of Kent v. PaduaWashington Supreme Court · 1969
- State v. BuckleyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977