State v. Lauman

By this action the State of Washington seeks to condemn real property and property rights for the purpose of constructing a limited access highway. Appellants are named in the condemnation petition as parties claiming an interest in one of the parcels sought. We granted a writ of certiorari to afford appellants a review of the superior court hearing at which the state obtained an order of public use and necessity.

The petition for the writ asserts that the action of the trial court was “arbitrary, capricious and contrary to law in that before the public use and necessity is established for a…