Hayden v. Zerbst
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for Clarke county, McCredie, J., entered May 14, 1907, in favor of the defendants, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to quiet title to real property condemned for railway purposes.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
The Portland and Seattle Railway Company brought an action against the appellant and the respondent Reinhold Zerbst, to condemn for railway purposes all of lot 8, in block 35, in the city of Vancouver, as platted by Esther Short. These two defendants each answered separately, Reinhold Zerbst claiming to be the owner of the whole lot, and Mary Hayden claiming an undivided one-half interest therein. Thereafter a judgment in condemnation was entered, and the lot was taken by the railway company. The damages to the owner were assessed at $1,200, which was paid into court. Thereupon the court…
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