Legal Opinion

Oregon & Washington Railroad v. Elliott Bay Mill & Lumber Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 7, 1912No. 10417PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered April 86, 1911, in favor of the defendants, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, dismissing an action for unlawful detainer.

1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.

On March 1, 1909, the Oregon & Washington Railroad Company, a corporation, leased to the Elliott Bay Mill & Lumber Company, a corporation, certain tide land *149lots in the city of Seattle, with machinery and improvements thereon, for the term of five years, at the rental of $175 per month for the first year and $200 per month thereafter, rentals payable monthly in advance. At that time the railroad company claimed an interest in the land under a lease from the state of Washington for a longer term, which had been assigned to it. The Elliott Bay Mill & Lumber Company, as lessee, entered into…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gerard-Fillio Co. v. McNairWashington Supreme Court · 1912

3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. Foelkner v. PerkinsWashington Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Woolen v. SloanWashington Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Clements v. CookWashington Supreme Court · 1920
  5. McInnis v. WatsonWashington Supreme Court · 1921

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