State ex rel. Trimble v. Superior Court
Washington Supreme Court
Original Application for Certiorari.
1Opinion of the Court
*446The opinion of the court was delivered by
Anders, J.
— The Seattle & Montana Railroad Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Washington for the purpose of constructing, owning, and operating railroads and telegraph lines within the state. As such corporation it is vested by statute with the right to exercise the power of eminent domain. The lands and premises involved in this controversy are situated on the shore of Elliott Bay, in the harbor of Seattle, and ai*e “tide and shore lands,” hounded on the north by King street, on the east by Oriental avenue, on the south…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Story v. . New York Elevated R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Craig v. LeslieSupreme Court of the United States · 1818
- Lahr v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Railway Co. v. PrescottSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. Traill CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Granite Beach Holdings, L.L.C. v. Department of Natural ResourcesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000
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