Commercial National Bank v. City of Portland
Oregon Supreme Court
Multnomah County: E. D. Shattuck, Judge. This is an action brought by the Commercial National Bank of Portland against the City of Portland for damages because of the non-payment of certain warrants issued by the defendant city upon a special fund to be raised by the levy and collection of assessments upon the real property affected by the improvement of Twelfth Street, in the City of Portland, from the south line of B Street to the north line of Montgomery Street.
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Multnomah County: E. D. Shattuck, Judge. This is an action brought by the Commercial National Bank of Portland against the City of Portland for damages because of the non-payment of certain warrants issued by the defendant city upon a special fund to be raised by the levy and collection of assessments upon the real property affected by the improvement of Twelfth Street, in the City of Portland, from the south line of B Street to the north line of Montgomery Street. The complaint sets out in full the ordinance of the defendant, providing for the time and manner of improving the street named,…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Lord
The plaintiff claims that it was and is the duty of the defendant city to collect from the various owners of property abutting upon said Twelfth Street the several sums ascertained by the defendant to be the cost of making said improvement, and the charges specifically made against the various parcels of land affected by and liable for said improvement; that the defendant has wholly failed and neglected to perform this duty, and has not collected from the property holders the money with which to pay the warrants described, and is making no effort so to do; *193that by reason of the alleged…
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