South Seattle Land Co. v. King County

Plaintiff brought this action to enjoin the collection of special assessments levied against its property for the construction of Donohue road No. 25, in King county. A history of the improvement will be found in the case of Elston v. King County, 178 Wash. 210, 34 P. (2d) 906. That action was brought by Lydia A. Elston, on behalf of herself and others “similarly situated,” to enjoin the collection of assessments against their property. Specifically named in her complaint were some hundred others, on whose behalf she had filed protests against the assessment prior to the hearing on the…