City of Olympia v. Lemon
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Mitchell, J., entered June 22, 1914, upon findings in favor of the interveners, dismissing proceedings to condemn property for street purposes, after a trial and hearing on objections to the assessment roll.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The purpose of this action, as originally instituted, was to condemn for street purposes two certain strips of land, each thirty feet wide. The city of Olympia, desiring *509to extend Jefferson street south from Broadway to 18th street, a distance of two blocks, brought the action against the parties who claimed to own the strips of land mentioned. After the condemnation proceedings had been instituted, the Casco Company, a corporation which claimed title to the property by conveyance from the previous owners, consented to a decree of necessity, and agreed to submit the issue as to the value of…
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