City of Longview v. Longview Co.

This appeal presents the question whether, before all bonds of a local improvement district are retired, a municipality may make refunds to assessment payers out of the funds of the district. Corollary to this question issues are presented as to the liability of the municipality and an assessment payer, to whom refunds have been made, to the bondholders. There is a minor issue: timeliness of filing of the bondholders’ claim with the city clerk. The issues are made up in two cases, which were consolidated for trial in the superior court and on appeal to this court. One case was brought by the…