Wilshire v. City of Seattle

Plaintiff, being the owner of a tract of shore land on the borders of Lake Union in the city of Seattle, instituted this action for the purpose of recovering judgment against the city of Seattle, a city of the first class, for a sum alleged to be due him by reason of the use and occupation by the city of his property. The case is before us upon plaintiff’s appeal from a judgment dismissing the action, entered by the court after sustaining a demurrer to plaintiff’s third amended complaint, upon which complaint plaintiff elected to stand.

The material allegations of this complaint are, briefly…