Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Ami Co. v. Superior Court

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 1906No. 6264PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Certiorari to review an order of the superior court for Pierce county, Huston, L, entered May 21, 1906, after a hearing on the merits, adjudging a public use, etc., in an action to condemn land for railway purposes.

1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.

— On the 4th day of May, 1906, the Eorthem Pacific Railway Company filed its petition in the court below by which it sought to appropriate, certain real property therein described for railway purposes. On the 19th day of May, 1906, a hearing was had on this petition, after notice to all parties in interest, and upon such hearing the court entered an order, adjudging the contemplated use a public one and that the public interest required the prosecution of the enterprise, and directing the empaneling of a jury to assess the damages. The Ami Company, one of the defendants in the condemnation…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Co. v. Montana Union Railway Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Bridal Veil Lumbering Co. v. JohnsonOregon Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Phillips v. WatsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
  4. Ross v. DavisIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Seattle & Montana Railway Co. v. MurphineWashington Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. City of Tacoma v. WelckerWashington Supreme Court · 1965
  2. West v. WhiteheadCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  3. Patterson v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
  4. Texas Pipe Line Company v. SteinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
  5. State v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1909

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