Mathews v. Wagner

Citations

• 49 Wash. 54
• 94 P. 759
• 1908 Wash. LEXIS 525

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Corporations — Special Assessments — Enforcement— Limitation of Actions. Under Laws 1895, p. 270, the statute of limitations does not run against an action to enforce a lien for a special improvement assessment until ten years after the last installment of the assessment falls due.</p> <p>Same — Limitation of Actions — Statutes—Repeal by Implication. Laws 1903, p. 26, amending the general statutes of limitations by adding the proviso exempting actions brought for the benefit of municipalities or the state, does not impliedly repeal the special act of 1895, p. 270, providing a limitation for the bringing of actions to enforce liens for local improvement assessments.</p> <p>Same — Delinquent Assessments — Rights of Holder — Subrogation. The holder of delinquency certificates issued by a city for overdue installments on local improvement assessments is subrogated to the rights of the city as to liens therefor upon the land, and may assert the liens against an action to quiet title.</p>