O'Connell v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered May 19, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury of no damages, in an action to condemn property for the purpose of changing and establishing the grades of streets.
1Opinion of the Court
Gose, J. —
This action was brought by the city of Seattle to take and damage private property, for the purpose of changing and reestablishing the grade of Fifth avenue and Fifth avenue south from Madison street to Jackson street. Yesler way runs east and west, Fifth avenue runs southeasterly, and Fifth avenue south runs north and south. The appellants are the owners of an improved tract of land having a frontage of thirty feet on the south side of Yesler way and a depth of sixty feet. The property is one hundred and thirty-six feet west of the west line of Fifth avenue south, extends along the…
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