State Ex Rel. Booth v. Tatro

The owner of certain matured, but unpaid, local improvement district bonds of the city of Olympia brought this action in mandamus to compel the city treasurer to pay the amount of the bonds out of moneys standing to the credit of the city’s local improvement revolving fund. Trial by the court resulted in findings and conclusions, based upon which a judgment dismissing the action was entered. The owner of the bonds prosecutes this appeal.

The questions presented for consideration relate to the legal status of the local improvement revolving fund and to the rights of owners of local improvement…