Meacham v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Yakey, J., entered February 8, 1906, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to quiet title.
1Per curiam
This action was brought by respondents to quiet title to a certain parcel of land in the city of Seattle, which the city claims as a .street. A decree was entered substantially as prayed for, and the city appeals.
The facts are as follows: In the year 1869, Edward Han-ford laid off a tract of land in King county into streets, alleys, lots and blocks, and designated the same “Hanford’s Addition to South Seattle.” A plat ivas made showing blocks numbered from 1 to 10, inclusive. Each block was *382divided by an alley, and the lots numbered in each block. Streets were shown running north and south,…
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