Wilson v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, King Comity. Certiorari to review the proceedings of the city council of the city of Seattle in the matter of the improvement of Twelfth street in said city. The petition names as defendants the mayor, clerk, comptroller, assessor, board of delegates and board of aldermen of the city of Seattle. The superior court quashed the writ of review, affirmed the proceedings of the city council, and rendered judgment against plaintiff for costs.
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Appeal from Superior Court, King Comity. Certiorari to review the proceedings of the city council of the city of Seattle in the matter of the improvement of Twelfth street in said city. The petition names as defendants the mayor, clerk, comptroller, assessor, board of delegates and board of aldermen of the city of Seattle. The superior court quashed the writ of review, affirmed the proceedings of the city council, and rendered judgment against plaintiff for costs. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Stiles, J.
— Appellant seeks by certiorari to quash an assessment upon certain real estate fronting upon South Twelfth street, in the city of Seattle, for grading and sidewalks. In the court below a demurrer to the petition was overruled, and the writ issued; but upon the return the proceedings of the city council, including the levy, were affirmed.
The first point we are required to pass upon is the objection of the respondents that certiorari is not the proper remedy in this case. The improvement for which this assessment was laid was undertaken by the…
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