City of Renton v. Dillingham Corp.

This is an appeal by the petitioner, the City of Renton, from an order and judgment, awarding attorney’s fees in a condemnation proceeding to the respondent, Dillingham Corporation.

The petitioner brought this condemnation action seeking to acquire certain waterfront property on Lake Washington in the city of Renton. Prior to the commencement of this condemnation proceeding, the petitioner submitted a written offer of settlement in the sum of $434,000. After a 4-day trial, the jury returned a verdict for the respondent in the sum of $740,775, which was $306,775 greater than the petitioner’s…