Roe v. City of Seattle

This appeal is from a judgment of the superior court of King county, confirming an assessment roll in an assessment district for street improvement purposes. The city of Seattle, by ordinance, provided for widening Jackson street in said city, from Fourth avenue to Fourteenth avenue south, to a width of ninety-six feet, by appropriating fifteen feet of land on each side of the street. Proceedings in condemnation were had, and judgments were entered in favor of the various property owners for land taken, and thereafter the matter was referred to the board of eminent domain commissioners of the…