Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Pacific County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 27, 1983No. 5709-3-IIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Worswick, A.C.J.
Raymond R. and Virginia M. Nelson appeal a judgment of the Pacific County Superior Court which quieted title in Pacific County to certain property on Tokes Point. The dispositive issues are whether the disputed land was, in fact, ever dedicated to public use, and whether Pacific County abandoned it. We affirm.
The disputed property comprises about 17 acres lying between the southerly lines of the Santa Monica and Hollywood Additions to Tokes Point and the government meander line. It extends about V2 mile along Willapa Bay, varying in width from 175 to 480 feet. Plats for the…
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