Legal Opinion

City of Seattle v. Jones

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 17, 1917No. 13379PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Webster, J., entered September 14, 1915, confirming an assessment roll for a public improvement, upon appeal from the city council.

1Opinion of the Court

Fullerton, J. —

On December 9, 1912, the city council of the city of Seattle, by resolution, declared its intention to improve a certain described portion of Twentieth avenue northeast in that city by grading and curbing the same, providing for the necessary surface drainage, and by the construction of the necessary bridges. To meet the cost and expense of the improvement, the resolution provided for the creation of an enlarged district. The district was specifically described, and included within its boundaries an addition to the city of Seattle, known in the record as the Cumberland…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wood v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1900
  2. In re FergusonWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  3. In re Boyer AvenueWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Roe v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Loeb v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1907

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re Johnson's AppealsWashington Supreme Court · 1928
  2. Clarence Jay Faulkner v. Washington Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2014

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