Great Northern Railway Co. v. City of Seattle

Pursuant to authority vested in it by Rem. Rev. Stat., § 9216 [P. C. § 7546], the city council of the city of Seattle passed an ordinance

“ . . . providing for the laying off, opening, extending and establishing of Second avenue from Yesler way to Fourth avenue south; . . . providing for the condemnation, appropriation, taking and damaging of land and other property necessary therefor.”

A condemnation suit was thereafter instituted in accordance with the provisions of Rem. Rev. Stat., §9217 [P. C. §7547]. In this petition, two pieces of property belonging to the Great Northern Railway Company…