Muller v. Apex Fish Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Island county, Still, J., entered May IT, 1909, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to establish the right to a fish trap location.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action is a contest over a fish trap location in the waters of Puget Sound off the west coast of Whidby Island. The plaintiff alleged, that on January 9, 1909, he located a fish trap or pound net location at a point opposite section 29, tp. S3, north, range 1, east, W. M., and caused said location to be accurately surveyed and a plat thereof to be filed with the county auditor of Island county; that at said time he was the holder of fishing license No. 14, issued by the state fish commissioner, which license was good until March 81, 1909; that the waters wherein said location was made…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Womer v. O' BrienWashington Supreme Court · 1905
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