Songstad v. Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle

Plaintiffs Songstad, and others having an interest in certain property, appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (called Metro).

The action sought to recover damages for alleged injury to plaintiffs’ real property, caused during and after the installation by defendant of the Eastside Interceptor Line, a large sewage disposal line on the east side of Lake Washington. Four theories of liability were asserted in support of plaintiffs’ claim, namely, negligence, trespass, inverse condemnation, and breach of covenant.…