Legal Opinion

Edmonds Land Co. v. City of Edmonds

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1911No. 9591PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Black, J., entered December 21, 1910, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to cancel municipal assessments, after a trial on the merits before the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.

The city of Edmonds appeals from the decree of the lower court, canceling certain assessments, levied upon property of respondent situate outside of the municipal boundaries, to pay for the cost of building a sea gate constructed under the diking act of 1907, as found in Rem. & Bal. Code, §§ 7955 to 7961. In the proceeding before the court below, other questions were presented upon which it was sought to set aside the assessment. The court, however, not passing upon the other questions submitted, held that the land being outside the city could not be assessed for an improvement undertaken as…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Farwell v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Matter of Lands in the Town of FlatbushNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  3. Schuchard v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Batty v. City of HastingsNebraska Supreme Court · 1901
  5. McLauren v. City of Grand ForksSupreme Court Of The Territory Of Dakota · 1889

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Allen v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Blomskog, Erickson & Cotton v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Port of Peninsula v. BendiksenWashington Supreme Court · 1967

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