Town of Sumner v. Fryar

This is an appeal from a judgment based on the verdict of a jury awarding damages for the taking of property by condemnation. All of the errors assigned go to the principal question hereinafter discussed, and incidentally to the inadequacy of the amount awarded. A somewhat detailed statement is necessary to an understanding of the main point involved. The complaint, among other things, alleges:

“That Pierce county, a municipal corporation and subdivision of the state of Washington, acting through its board of county commissioners, is constructing a bridge across the Stuck river at the westerly…