The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-28
IS THE CITY LIABIn
Grade Scrip Case q Trial IN tke
Superior Court
NEGLIGENCE or ArToRnEvs.
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70 ooktooe fho anosDmeu3 fso0 obusfsng ownoeu
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eevsrA warrants being msds poysbts ous a ~
special mad, - - colsecsfhle from the owners
g aeuetfng prcDsgsy. - city = pos liable; also
snss Ne enassocsees havs night shemseives -
and further. thaa n has prosecuted claims vita
reasonable dI,ieenes far several yesSs ps1of 10
ne recent ehsaes . ths Judicial ssssem-
Another point nah 80 tnas the cousn had
eesn crowded win criminal sud other eases
having psscsdenee. and hist IL was soe possible
q any ttns hsSsss nov - bring easw for Anal
settlement thsuu9h tha eonrt&
The cnse stands upon demurrer 1Isd n IN
II has bssn costinssd frequessiy BY general
consent and - one time upon motion Of the
pisinanA number Of u city attorneys were
called upon The ssand, smoug them Judge Han
lord. l. G. Gilman. 2. n. fessnon. Judge o.
borne and alsc the present city attorney. They
we're rnumoasd on behalf Of the city - show
the dlfhcnly IN bringing onscs - trial They
tesssfied Substantially 90 this effect = outlined
sbove. and claimed that they were unabls to eck
hearing bsfors shs court oa aesious brought
~ the city againse sbutftug property owners
under the delinquent tar assessment ordinance.
Judse Hanfosd sessinsd thai Il uas openly m
deutood during HIS tims. - ahids b. toe d.
hrsf and only foreclosure OF lien suit brought By
The city, and therefore saifs II Ike nature we're
mos pressed - they Otherwise would have been
In his testimony ex-Cfty Attorney RUosrnoo
made the statement that when he came into
once number Of assessment liens had iapsed
b. rs0oa 81 running IT the ssxsuts Of nmisa-
tons
CITY Attorney Piles saia thst sincs Ais sccss-
sion 70 oGIee. and ~ the time he held the ONCE
prsviously, many casss were NOT prsssed owing
70 the tacs that they veSs continued
By vtrtns Of "profeanioual couYsssy.'
He also said hat he had had difncnity in get
ting tai casss 70 trial. and that no vosrsh street
cascs we're beusght NJ = all Mr.. Albertson vas
called. and his testimony = veil ~ he cher
The piain0Gs' testimony showed thai q al
times since LISA, up to the time Of commence
mens Of Dexter HoRton Co.'S case, equity
canses could hare been heard by the court II
was further brought eus b. tie plAintiEs that .
large numbcs II divoese cases. mechanics lieus
ard foFclosuro Of mortgages. had been tried
during the tins the city cousendel that II could
not king on fos trial eases . forsclsss aness-
nent liens. the point being 70 show that city
cDoen should have had priority
ledge Green testified FOE the plaintihh and aid
thai large nunbes q equity cas. he'd been
trtsd b. hin during Tie tims that the city Il.
tOrneys claimed they were unable 10 eet hear.
ing before the court on actions beuaghf by
The city against AUDITING property owners
under he delinquent TN assss0snsR Rx-JudGs
Jacobs was also ealied for the plointi6k, and
edded D q eestimooy that he he'd expstlanood
no difaeuity In gesting equity cases 70 trial b.
lore he ooart o. rsferss during The ysaF men-
ocoo1.
Other witnesses vere examined. but THAR ~
ttmony On eithsr stds coincidsd with that a.
ssaAy given Tsueimoay vss cjoss1 Let night
- Arguments win - nads today.