State ex rel. Burke v. Board of Commissioners
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Huneke, J., entered May 11, 1909, in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to compel the equalization of an assessment roll and the levying of a special assessment upon property benefited by a local improvement.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment in mandamus, requiring the county commissioners of King county to equalize a local improvement assessment roll, and levy a special assessment to raise money for the construction of what is known as the Lake Washington canal. The roll was prepared by the county commissioners, acting under chapter 236, Laws of 1907, page 582 (Rem. & Bal. Code, § 8148 et seq.). By this act the legislature authorized the-levy of a local assessment upon property specially benefited,, to defray the expenses, in whole or in part, of a canal whenever the government of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lancey v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1896
3Cited by3 opinions
- Bilger v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1911
- Osborne, Tremper & Co. v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1913
- State ex rel. Burke v. Board of County CommissionersWashington Supreme Court · 1911