Provident Trust Co. v. City of Spokane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered April 2, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action for damages from a change of grade.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The purpose of this action is to recover damages. The cause was tried to the court and a jury, and a verdict was rendered in favor of the defendant. Motion for a new trial having been made and denied, judgment was entered upon the verdict on March 28, 1913. The plaintiffs have appealed.
So far as material upon this appeal, the facts are substantially as follows: Prior to the commencement of the action, the city of Spokane passed an Ordinance, No. A-5,030, entitled “An ordinance to reestablish the grade of Calispel street from the south line of Boone avenue to the north line of Cataldo avenue,…
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