Legal Opinion
Bradley v. Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 5, 1914No. 11525PublishedCited by 35 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J. entered May 28, 1913, upon findings in favor of the defendant, in an action in ejectment, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
In April, 1888, the appellant and G. B. Dennis, then owners of the property, platted an addition, known as Dennis # Bradley’s addition to Spokane Falls. At the time of the filing of the plat, the lands embraced within this addition were without the city limits of Spokane, but for over twenty years they have been within the corporate limits of the city. The dedication plat was in the form of a deed, containing this language:
“The streets and alleys as on said map named and indicated we do dedicate to the public, to be used as highways, reserving and excepting always from said dedication, to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State ex rel. Grinsfelder v. Spokane Street-Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1898
- City of Des Moines v. HallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Rowe v. JamesWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Gifford v. HortonWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Schwede v. Hemrich Bros. Brewing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
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3Cited by35 opinions
- State Ex. Rel. York v. B. of C. Com'rsWashington Supreme Court · 1947
- Village of Grosse Pointe Shores v. AyresMichigan Supreme Court · 1931
- Roeder Co. v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1986
- Lewis v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1933
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. v. Total Energy, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
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