Weaver v. King County

73 Wn.2d 183 (1968)

437 P.2d 698

WILLIAM H. WEAVER et al., Respondents,

v.

KING COUNTY et al., Appellants.[*]

No. 38534.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 15, 1968.

Charles O. Carroll, James E. Kennedy, and William L. Paul, Jr., for appellants.

Kahin, Horswill, Keller, Rohrback, Waldo & Moren and Harold Fardal, for respondents.

WEAVER, J.

The principal question of law on appeal was first presented to this court 12 years ago in Deer Park Pine Indus., Inc. v. Stevens Cy., 46 Wn.2d 852, 286 P.2d 98 (1955).

The rationale of Deer Park is this:

[1] The right of a stockholder to receive…