Legal Opinion

Skansi v. Novak

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 5, 1915No. 12412PublishedCited by 36 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Card, J., entered May' 13, 1914, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action to quiet title.

1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.

This is an action to quiet title to a small tract of land lying between lot 4, in block 2, of the town of Mill-ville, in Pierce county, and the government meander line of Puget Sound. The plaintiffs claim title by adverse possession; the defendants, by mesne conveyances from the United States. There is little dispute as to the facts. The only real controversy arises from inferences which the contending parties seek to draw from the facts. Since we are forced to a conclusion contrary to that reached by the trial court, we *40shall state the evidence at a length which would otherwise be…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. State v. SturtevantWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  2. City of Port Townsend v. LewisWashington Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Moore v. BrownfieldWashington Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Scheller v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Naher v. FarmerWashington Supreme Court · 1910

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  4. Peoples Savings Bank v. Frank BuffordWashington Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Thorsteinson v. WatersWashington Supreme Court · 1965

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