Ferry v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order and judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman and Allen, JJ., entered September 30, 1920, and December 14, 1920, in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action to enjoin the construction of a reservoir in a city park, after a hearing before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This is an appeal from a final decree of the superior court of King county, by the terms of which the city of Seattle was enjoined from constructing, at a selected site in Volunteer Park, a reservoir for the storage of water for the uses of the city and its inhabitants. The appeal also involves an allowance imposed as terms upon granting a trial amendment of the city’s answer that necessitated a continuance.
The city owns and operates its waterworks system, and the growing need for an additional reservoir has been apparent to the city authorities for several years. A number of sites were…
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