Legal Opinion

Mohr v. Pierce County

Washington Supreme Court

Decided October 24, 1911No. 9612PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from a j udgmeut of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered October 24, 1910, upon findings in favor of the defendants, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to enjoin the opening of a roadway for public use.

1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.

— On the 20th day of February, 1890, the then owners of a tract of land bordering on Lake Steilacoom platted it, and filed the plat with the county auditor of Pierce county. The property was designated as Lake Steilacoom Park, and was subdivided into blocks, intersected by streets, alleys, and boulevards. A boulevard known as Lake Boulevard was laid out so that, as it appears on the plat, it is between the land of the appellants and other lands owned by them bordering on the shores of the lake. In the summer of 1890, considerable work was done on the property in the way of clearing out the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Murphy v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1907

3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Brown v. OlmstedWashington Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Van Sant v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Wheeler v. RendslandWashington Supreme Court · 1951
  5. San Juan County, App. v. Christopher T. Burn, Christine Johnson & Two Northern Lights, Resps.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2021

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