City of Seattle v. Littell
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered July 24, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury assessing damages in a proceeding to condemn land for street purposes.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
On January 6, 1908, the council of the city of Seattle passed Ordinance No. 17,764, to improve Mercer street, and to provide for the ascertainment and payment of just compensation to the abutting property owners for damages caused thereby. Afterwards, in this condemnation proceeding, prosecuted under the eminent domain act, the defendants O. B. Littell and wife, as owners of abutting lots, were awarded $1,600 damages by the verdict of a jury, and they have appealed from the judgment entered thereon.
The appellants own four lots fronting on the north side of Mercer street, extending through one…
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