Pearl Oyster Co. v. Seattle & Montana Railroad
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Skagit county, Joiner, J., entered November 18, 1907, upon findings in favor of the defendants, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action of ejectment.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
This is an action in ejectment, brought by the Pearl Oyster Company, a corporation, against the Seattle & Montana Railroad Company, a corporation, and the Great Northern Railway Company, a corporation. The plaintiff deraigns its title as follows: It acquired a deed thereto from William Hedge and wife, and William Hedge and wife acquired a deed thereto from J. B. McMillan and wife, who obtained title from the state of Washington. McMillan and wife, on the 13th day of September, 1898, entered into a contract with the state of Washington for the purchase of *102these lands, and patent was…
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