Gasaway v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered April 25, 1908, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to recover real property and to quiet title.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover from defendant, the city of Seattle, certain lands held by it under condemnation proceedings. The land sought to be recovered consists of three tracts, and together they comprise a part of the right of way and water-shed acquired by the city in connection with its Cedar river water system. One of these tracts was acquired by condemnation proceedings in July, 1896; the others by like proceedings in 1901. In each case the value of the property as assessed by a jury was paid into the office of the clerk of the superior court. The assignee of the owner…
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