BURG v. SEATTLE

No. 10226-5-I.

32 Wn. App. 286 (1982)

647 P.2d 517

WILLIAM J. BURG, ET AL, Respondents, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

June 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas N. Jewett, City Attorney, and J. Roger Nowell, Assistant, for appellant.

Weinrich, Gilmore & Adolph, P.S., and Robert J. Adolph, for respondents.


SWANSON, J.

Quaere: Does a writ of mandamus lie to compel a municipality to repair a street partially closed by a landslide and to restore 4-wheeled vehicular access of certain homeowners to their property abutting on such a street? We answer in the negative and reverse.

After waiting more than 9 months for the City of Seattle to repair the damage caused by a landslide which resulted in the partial closure of the street which provides the only access...

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