De Mattos v. City of New Whatcom
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, Whatcom County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Stiles, J. —
The facts in this case as shown by the record/when placed chronologically, are as follows: The city of Whatcom was incorporated by an act of the legislature of the territory, on the 24th of November, 1883, and embraced within its territorial limits a certain area. See *128Laws Í 883, p. 142, § 1. On the 3d day of May, 1890, the city of New Whatcom was incorporated as a city of the third class under the act of March 27,1890, and embraced within its territorial limits a certain area. In territorial possession,the latter city surrounded the…
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- Adams v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
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