City of Seattle v. Washington Refining Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J.,, entered December 29, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury awarding damages in condemnation proceedings.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
This is a proceeding instituted hy the city of Seattle, under its power of eminent domain, for the purpose of taking a strip of land thirty-nine feet wide to be used as an alley. The appellant, the Washington Refining Company, was the owner of a portion of 'the *287property through which the proposed alley was to he extended. This property consisted of a tract, rectangular in form, about 130 or 140 feet by 240 feet. It was hounded on the east by Westlake avenue, on the west by Dexter avenue, and on the south by Highland drive. The property was used for a storage and distributing station for…
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