Legal Opinion
Knappett v. Locke
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 1979No. 45774PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
The question here is whether a house is a 2-story building with basement or a 3-story building. The answer depends upon the manner in which "grade" is defined.
In December 1975, the respondent, Western Home Builders, Inc., was employed to build a dwelling house for respondents Locke; on December 29, 1975, Western applied for a building permit from the City of Lake Forest Park. The permit application and the permit (No. 394) erroneously stated the permit was for a 3-story house with a basement. The Lake Forest Park ordinances provided for no more than 2 stories and 30 feet in height. Based upon…
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