Eaton v. Glindeman
Idaho Supreme Court
Original application for writ of mandate. The power of a city council to proceed under the provisions of C. S., sec. 4056, has been upheld in the ease of Hickey v. City of Nampa, 22 Ida. 41, 124 Pac. 280. "Webster defines casualty as “that which comes without design or without being foreseen, a contingency.” 6 Cyc. 701 defines casualty as “inevitable accident, event not to be foreseen or guarded against.”
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Original application for writ of mandate. The power of a city council to proceed under the provisions of C. S., sec. 4056, has been upheld in the ease of Hickey v. City of Nampa, 22 Ida. 41, 124 Pac. 280. "Webster defines casualty as “that which comes without design or without being foreseen, a contingency.” 6 Cyc. 701 defines casualty as “inevitable accident, event not to be foreseen or guarded against.” Bouvier defines accident as “an event which under the circumstances is unusual and unexpected to the person to whomQit happened.” Bouvier defines casualty as “inevitable accident. Unforeseen…
1Opinion of the CourtBudge, J.
This is an original application to this court for a writ of mandate to require the defendant as mayor of the city of Coeur d’Alene to borrow and expend money for rebuilding a wharf owned by the city, -and situated at the south end of First Street.
An alternative writ was issued and an answer filed thereto. The facts, which are stipulated, are briefly as follows:
The wharf is used as a public landing place for passengers and freight; plaintiff, who is a resident of Coeur d’Alene, is the owner of a small passenger boat plying on the lake for hire, makes daily use of the wharf in conducting his…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hickey v. City of NampaIdaho Supreme Court · 1912
- City of Chicago v. NicholsIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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