Legal Opinion · Dissent

Silver Surprize, Inc. v. Sunshine Mining Co.

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided March 4, 1976No. 1318-43052-3Published

1DissentMcInturff, C.J.

(dissenting)—I respectfully disagree with the majority, not with its conclusion concerning the apex issue, but with its conclusion that “Sunshine has failed to sustain its burden of proving ouster by adverse possession as a matter of law.” (Italics mine.) The crux of the majority’s reasoning is that there was no substantial evidence of open, notorious, and unequivocal acts by Sunshine upon which the trial court could conclude that Sur-prize had actual knowledge of Sunshine’s entry into Sur-prize’s property or such knowledge or inquiry notice as would lead Surprize to investigate prior to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Buell v. City of BremertonWashington Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Northwest Cities Gas Co. v. Western Fuel Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Northwest Collectors, Inc. v. EndersWashington Supreme Court · 1968
  4. State v. KlinkerWashington Supreme Court · 1975
  5. In Re the Estate of MartinsonWashington Supreme Court · 1948

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