Kenneth Soderfelt v. City Drayton

The plaintiff in this action, Kenneth Soderfelt, is a resident of the City of Drayton, North Dakota and is the owner of the
north 25 feet of Lot 24 on the west side of Main street original townsite of Drayton, North Dakota upon which is located a
certain frame building erected some time prior to 1903. The defendants are the city of Drayton, a municipal corporation, Arthur N. Fleckten, as mayor of said city and Donald T.
Dryden, Edwin Raney, D. M. Halcrow and Dean Brousseau, as members with said mayor of the city council of said city of Drayton.
In 1946 the city council of the city of Drayton, enacted ordinance 114 providing for the demolition, repair or removal of
any building or structure which is or threatens to be, a fire hazard or which is or threatens to be dangerous to the safety
of the occupants or persons frequenting such premises, or which is in a dilapidated condition, and providing for written notice
of hearing to the owner and for appeal from any final order of the city council and providing a penalty for violation thereof.