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Best v. State

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 25, 1929No. 21605. Department TwoPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.

The plaintiff, Best, commenced this action in the superior court for King county, seeking a judgment quieting his title as against the claim of the state to shore land of Pine lake bordering on, and claimed by him as a part of, the upland owned by him. It is conceded that whether the title to the shore lands of the lake is in the state or in the respective upland owners, depends upon whether or not the lake is navigable ; that is, if the lake is navigable, the shore lands bordering thereon belong to the state, while if the lake is not navigable, the shore lands bordering thereon belong to the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Griffith v. HolmanWashington Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Proctor v. SimWashington Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Dawson v. McMillanWashington Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Madson v. Spokane Valley Land & Water Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Martha Lake Water Co. No. 1 v. NelsonWashington Supreme Court · 1929

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Snively v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Smith v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1935
  3. State v. McCollumWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  4. State v. McCollumWashington Supreme Court · 1943

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