Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corporation v. Waller

KEETON, Chief Justice.

Respondent will be referred to as plaintiff and appellants as defendants.

Plaintiff sought in this action, commenced May 31, 1956, to secure by condemnation, a limited right of way and easement across land owned by defendants for the purpose of constructing a pipeline for the transmission of natural gas. Concurrently with the filing of the complaint and issuance of the summons, plaintiff served a notice upon defendants that on June 16th it would apply to the court for an order appointing three commissioners to assess defendants’ damages.

Hearing was had as noticed,…