Legal Opinion
Kinney v. Astoria
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 1923PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarris, J.
The enactment, Chapter 280, Laws of 1923, is prefaced with a preamble which recites that on December 8, 1922, the City of Astoria was swept by a fire which destroyed more than $11,000,000 worth of property; that included in the property so destroyed was municipal public property of the estimated value of $1,500,000,
“which said public property, in order to preserve the health, safety and security of the people of said city, must be immediately replaced and rebuilt”; that the fire “has left the City of Astoria and its people financially prostrate, with a present total assessed valuation of less…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- City of Albuquerque v. CampbellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
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