Eisenbach v. Hatfield
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, Pierce Comity. Suit for injunction brought by E. H. Hatfield against <0. Eisenbach, J. S. Pierce, Edward Hoare, Samuel (X Wheelwright, Hugh Glenn, Jr., Twyman O. Abbott, John Smith, John Doe, and Richard Roe.
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Appeal from Superior Court, Pierce Comity. Suit for injunction brought by E. H. Hatfield against <0. Eisenbach, J. S. Pierce, Edward Hoare, Samuel (X Wheelwright, Hugh Glenn, Jr., Twyman O. Abbott, John Smith, John Doe, and Richard Roe. After the complaint was filed, and a temporary order issued, plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which alleged, in substance, that he was the owner of certain upland bordering and abutting upon the high water mark of Puget Sound j that by reason of such ownership he was entitled to certain littoral rights in and to the shore opposite his lands, and that the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Anders, C. J.
— In this case this court is called upon for the first time to determine the rights of littoral proprietors of lands abutting upon the shore of an arm of the sea in which the tide ebbs and flows; and, while it is scarcely necessary to look beyond our own constitution and laws for authority to guide us to a conclusion, still, owing to the importance of the questions both to individuals and the public, and the magnitude of the interests involved, we have examined the numerous authorities cited by the learned counsel for the respective…
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