Legal Opinion

Crystal Ridge Homeowners Ass'n v. City of Bothell

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 12, 2015No. 89533-3PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWiggins, J.

¶1 We must decide whether the city of Bothell assumed responsibility for maintaining a drainage pipe installed in Crystal Ridge, a residential subdivision in Snohomish County. Crystal Ridge was developed from two residential plats that Snohomish County approved in 1987. The area became incorporated into the city of Bothell (City) in 1992. One of the plats contained a drainage easement within a tract owned by the Crystal Ridge Homeowners Association (HOA). The plat dedicated that drainage easement to Snohomish County. Ordinarily, approval of a plat by a county constitutes acceptance by the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hollis v. Garwall, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1999
  2. In Re RosierWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  3. United States v. Thomas W. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
  4. State v. BennWashington Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Roeder Co. v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by10 opinions

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