Pratt v. Water District No. 79

Appellants Pratt and McIntosh sued to remove utility local improvement district assessments upon their property. Upon the defendant water district’s motion for summary judgment, the trial court dismissed with prejudice, from which judgment plaintiffs appeal.

Appellants, by recorded conveyance, acquired the property November 15, 1956. Appellants discussed with the respondent water district the formation of a ULID for service to their property, but when the district declined, appellants then installed their own works. According to custom, the water district’s engineer inspected the completed…