Legal Opinion

Great Northern Railway Co. v. City of Leavenworth

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 16, 1914No. 11571PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chelan county, Grimshaw, J., entered April 10, 1913, in favor of the defendant, confirming an assessment roll for a local improvement, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.

— This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Chelan county, confirming the assessment roll for a local improvement in the city of Leavenworth, in two cases which had been consolidated for the purpose of trial.

On April 23, 1912, the city council of the city of Leavenworth adopted a resolution declaring its intention to improve certain streets of the city by paving the same with Bitulithic pavement. The Bitulithic is a patented pavement, owned and controlled by the Warren Bros. Company, a corporation of Boston, Mass. The resolution of intention directed the city engineer to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Matter of Petition of Anthony DugroNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  2. Dean v. CharltonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
  3. Woods v. MonroeMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
  4. Saunders v. City of Iowa CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  5. Buckley v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Washington Paving Co. v. ClausenWashington Supreme Court · 1916
  2. Sanborn v. City of BoulderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1923
  3. Braun, Bryant & Austin v. McGuireCalifornia Supreme Court · 1927
  4. Reiner v. Clarke CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Woodworth v. Town of SebastopolCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925

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