City of Spokane v. Ladies' Benevolent Society

Citations

• 83 Wash. 382

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Corporations — Improvements — Change oe Street Grade — Liability—Paper Grade. Where a “paper” grade had not been acted upon and no physical grade had been made, a city is not liable for damages to unimproved abutting property by reason of a change of the grade.</p> <p>Same — Reliance on “Paper” Grade — Improvements — Estoppel. Where a city has adopted a “paper” grade of one of its streets and, pending a physical grade thereof, an abutting lot owner has improved his property with reference to such “paper” grade, he may recover damages as for a change of grade, his right being referable to the doctrine of estoppel.</p>