In re the Petition for Regrade of Jackson Street
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal by defendants from a judgment of tbe superior court for King county, Poindexter, J., entered December 7, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury in condemnation proceedings.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
This is an appeal by property owners from a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury in a condemnation proceeding, instituted by the city of Seattle. The appellants were tbe owners of lots 5 and 6, of block 48, of D. S. Maynard’s plat, situated on the corner of King street and Seventh avenue. The plan adopted for the regrade of Jackson and *245other adjacent streets of the city called for a cut of approximately 45 feet in the streets abutting on the appellants’ premises. This cut was to be made with one to one slopes, so that the top of the cut would extend approximately 45 feet back on the…
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