Town of Denver v. City of Spokane Falls
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, Spókms County.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Anders, J.
This controversy grew out of an assumption on the part of the defendant, city of Spokane Falls, to exercise authority and jurisdiction in municipal matters over certain territory claimed by the plaintiff, the town of Denver, to be embraced within its corporate limits. The defendants claimed that the disputed territory was legally annexed to the city of Spokane Falls, and became a part thereof, by virtue of an election held for that purpose on July 26, 1890, in conformity with the provisions of §9 of the act of March 27, 1890 (Laws, p. 136),…
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