Soule v. Town of Ocosta

Citations

• 49 Wash. 518
• 95 P. 1083
• 1908 Wash. LEXIS 613

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Corporations — Street Improvements — Special Warrants — Liability. A town, is not liable out of its general fund upon warrants drawn against a special fund, issued to a contractor to pay for a local improvement, where tbe complaint does not state that the town has collected or diverted the money, but simply alleges that it has done nothing toward collection for the reason that the property was not specially benefited; since the warrant holder can compel the town to provide the fund, or if the property is not specially benefited, the contractor and holder are charged with notice thereof.</p>