Scheller v. Tacoma Railway & Power Co.

Respondent’s predecessor was incorporated for the purpose of building and operating an electric railroad line between Tacoma and Steilacoom. One Whyte at the time was owner of section 22, which was situated near the line of the proposed railroad. Whyte platted a portion of the southwest quarter of that section and, by written agreement with the railroad company, agreed to convey to it the E. ½ of N. E. ¼ of S. W. ¼; E. ½ of E. ½ of N. W. ¼; Blocks 7, 8, 15, 16, together with a strip of land 30 feet wide through the S. E. ¼ the section upon which the railroad had been located. The agreement…