Legal Opinion · Dissent

State Ex Rel. Wasington Toll Bridge Authority v. Yelle

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 28, 1938No. 27375. En BancPublished

1DissentHolcomb, J.

(dissenting) — It is necessary to ascertain whether the term “approaches,” as used in Laws of 1937, chapter 173, p. 654, Rem. Rev. Stat., Vol. 7A, §§ 6524-1 to 6524-21, comprehends the so-called approaches contemplated by the authority.

The so-called approach contemplates a one-fourth mile long twin-bore tunnel and the construction of an arterial highway for a distance something in excess of six thousand lineal feet on the west side of Lake Washington leading up to the bridge, most of it being very remote from the bridge. The so-called approaches on the eastern side of the lake cover a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Lehigh Valley R.R. Co. v. . Canal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
  2. Sweitzer v. Industrial Insurance CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. SandersIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Matter of City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  5. City of Chicago v. Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1910

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