City of Snohomish v. Joslin

— Upon discovering that defendant Joslin’s residence encroached approximately 10 feet upon the city’s Pine Street, the City of Snohomish brought this action seeking an abatement. Joslin cross claimed asserting that, by the construction of Maple Street, an undedicated roadway, the city had encroached upon the easterly 12 feet of his property and upon the triangular-shaped southern tip of the property where Pine and Maple Streets converge. The trial judge resolved the issues by: (1) directing a verdict in favor of the city abating Joslin’s encroachment upon Pine Street; (2) directing a verdict…