Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Smith
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Cowlitz county, McMaster, J., entered January 7, 1911, upon findings in favor of certain defendants, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to determine the ownership to money paid into court under an award in condemnation proceedings.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
On April 22, 1910, the Northern Pacific Railway Company instituted proceedings to condemn for railroad purposes certain land lying in lots numbered 4, 5, and 8, in section 27, and lot numbered 2, in section 84, all in township 10, north, of range 2, west of the Willamette meridian, making parties to the proceedings all persons appearing of record as having an interest therein. The proceedings were prosecuted to a termination, and resulted in an order allowing a condemnation and appropriation of the land on the payment into court for the owners the sum of $25,000. This sum was paid into court,…
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