State Ex Rel. Dawes v. Washington State Highway Commission

In State ex rel. Sternoff v. Superior Court, 52 Wn. (2d) 282, 298, 325 P. (2d) 300 (1958) we held that the state could not condemn the right of access to property abutting an existing street or road for the purpose of establishing a limited access facility without first invoking, as a condition precedent, the statutory procedure detailed by the legislature in RCW 47.52.072 through RCW 47.52.075.

This appeal presents conflicting theories of interpretation, meaning, and effect of certain portions of these statutes. Insofar as applicable to the instant case, the statutes are set forth in the…