Maggs v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered October 29, 1912, in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for an injunction, after a trial before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
— The principal question presented by this appeal is whether the north twenty feet of lot 5, block 7, supplemental plat of Union Lake addition to the city of Seattle, is a public highway. The city asserts that it is a part of a public highway established (a) by the board of county commissioners in 1879, (b) by parol dedication, and (c) by prescription.
The city makes little contention as to the first proposition, and it finds no substantial support in the record.
*324The second contention is equally wanting in merit. It is based on alleged statements made by the owner (now deceased) some twenty…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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