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129 stories matching langley
- The Right to Keep Your Home After a Tax Sale
Judge Langley rules on a pivotal case challenging whether the city can cut off a homeowner's redemption rights after property is sold for back taxes.
- The Council Seat That Went to Court
After Blake outpolled Morris in December, the city council seated Morris anyway. Judge Langley rules that the courts, not the council, must decide who really won.
- A Stovepipe and a Divorce
A domestic dispute involving a violent husband and a faulty stovepipe leads to a divorce decree in Judge Langley's court.
- Judge Langley Upholds County Road Law
A legal dispute over the A.A. Smith road on the shores of Lake Washington leads to a significant ruling on eminent domain and the constitutionality of Washington road construction.
- The Divorce Wrangle That Nearly Jailed a Seattle Statesman
John Considine avoids six weeks in the county jail after posting a hefty bond in a high-stakes divorce contempt case.
- The Price of a Madison Street Robbery
A young man is sentenced to prison after holding up a bystander at knifepoint.
- When Seattle’s School Warrants Went Begging at 90 Cents
A judge’s ruling on school money left teachers and directors unpaid, school warrants unsellable, and King County officials refusing to honor the court.
- The Grading Debt That Never Was
A judge rules that Seattle property owners don't have to pay for street improvements that the city never actually finished.
- A Corporate Squeeze in Seattle
A stockholder sues to place a local railway and elevator company under receivership, alleging a conspiracy to freeze out investors.
- Two Offices Hang on a Pile of Double-Marked Ballots
Lawyers spend a full day before Judge Langley fighting over the sheriff's and coroner's seats, as Moyer and Van de Vanter trade technicalities over initials, stamps and hundreds of spoiled ballots.
- A Family Feud Erupts in Court
A dispute over a boy's wayward behavior reveals a fractured family and a grandmother's dramatic courtroom outburst.
- City Hall Power Struggle: Mayor Ronald Wins Right to Oust Appointees
A court ruling confirms that the Mayor of Seattle holds sole authority to remove city officials, signaling an end to a high-profile challenge.
- The Clerk Who Wasn't Invited to the Election
A judicial showdown in a bizarre constitutional struggle over whether an election for county clerk was actually legal.
- Can Creditors Seize Property Held by an Assignee?
A local court ruling limits the ability of mortgagees to foreclose while a property is under the control of an assigned administrator.
- The Forged Deed of Law’s Addition
A legal battle over Seattle land titles leads to a rare court order impounding a suspicious document suspected of being forged in California.
- The Fight for Smith’s Cove Sand Spit
A judge dismisses a suit against the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad, cementing its claim to the waterfront land at Smith’s Cove.
- The Porch Gold Delusion
A man is committed to an asylum after terrorizing a South Seattle family over a phantom treasure he believed was buried under their porch.
- The Fight for Foreign-Born Suffrage
A legal challenge emerges as the city clerk denies voter registration to naturalized citizens lacking paper proof.
- The Saloon Tip-Off That Saved Six Italians From a Shangaied Ship
A sailor boarding-house man promised six Italian longshoremen 35 cents an hour at Port Townsend. Union men smelled a shanghai and got word to the waterfront before the ship sailed for South America.
- The Great Canal Scheme Blocked
A judge strikes down a law that would have allowed private contractors to dig the Lake Washington canal and seize tide lands for profit.
- The 'Rocky Mountain Hustler' in the City Jail
A teenager’s father attempts to use the courts to release his son, who was arrested for holding up a local grocer.
- The Struggle for Custody of Hazel Buell
A young girl rescued from a city 'resort' becomes the subject of a custody battle between her biological father and a teacher.
- The Mayor Can Fire His Police Commissioners — But He Has to Give Them a Hearing First
Judge Langley rules that Mayor Phelps had the power to remove Commissioners Cheasty and Niggle, but that he skipped the required notice and hearing. Now the hearing looks like a formality — with the mayor sitting as his own judge.
- The Superior Court Grants Five Divorces in a Single Day
Judge Langley dissolves five marriages in Seattle, citing abandonment, non-support, and physical abuse as the primary grounds for relief.
- The Right to Vote Should Not Be an Obstacle Course
A Seattle judge strikes down a restrictive registration law that forced foreign-born citizens to constantly prove their naturalization status.