City of Olympia v. Turpin

Citations

• 70 Wash. 581
• 127 P. 210
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 1086

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Coepoeations — Street Improvements — Assessments— Proceedings. Where an act prescribing a method of levying special assessments provided (Rem. & Bal. Code, §7873), that nothing in the act shall be construed to limit or repeal any existing powers of cities with reference to such improvements, a city was authorized, after the enactment of the law, to levy special assessments under the preexisting laws and ordinances of the city.</p> <p>Same — Assessments—Notice—Appearance. Notice of a street assessment given to the owner’s agent, who appeared and filed exceptions to the assessment, is sufficient to confer jurisdiction to make the assessment.</p> <p>Pleading — Answer—Denial on Information. In an action to foreclose a special street assessment lien, an answer denying any knowledge on information sufficient to form a belief as to the agency of one who was alleged in the complaint to be the defendant’s agent, is evasive and is not sufficient to raise any issue thereon.</p>