Grays Harbor Logging Co. v. Coats-Fordney Logging Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP WASHINGTON. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
The Coats-Fordney Logging Company, defendant in error, instituted a proceeding by petition in the Superior Court of the State of Washington for Chehalis County against Grays Harbor Logging Company and W. E. Boeing, wherein it sought to condemn and take certain of their lands situate in that county for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a logging railroad as a private way of necessity in order to bring its lumber to market. The proceeding was based upon: the following provisions of the constitution and statutes of the State:
Section 16 of Article 1 of the constitution declares:…
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