Scurry v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Morris, J., entered January 14, 1909, in favor of the defendant, in an action to recover real property, upon condition subsequent, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
On February 7, 1890, the appellants executed and delivered to the city of Seattle a deed conveying to the city a triangular tract of land, situated at the junction of Broadway and Terrace avenues. The deed, while it contained no covenants of warranty, contained no words of limitation of any kind. The city desired the property for the purpose of constructing an engine house thereon, and shortly after receiving the deed, did construct an engine house on the property and installed therein a fire engine and *2other fire extinguishing apparatus. The city maintained the house as a fire station until…
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