Noyes v. Douglas
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Bell, J., entered December 22, 1904, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to quiet title.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
On. the 17th day of November, 1891, the plaintiffs acquired by purchase lots six and seven, of block one, of Wirth’s addition to the city of Seattle. Soon after their purchase, they located the lots upon the ground, took possession, cleared and fenced them, and planted them to fruit trees, grass and shrubbery. They continued thus to occupy and use the premises until some time in the year 1900. In the latter year the plaintiffs, contemplating the construction of a new house, employed one George F. Cotterill, a civil engineer, to make a survey of the lots and mark the boundaries. By this survey…
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