State v. Sturtevant
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered January 2, 1913, in consolidated action's to quiet title, dismissing plaintiff’s cause of action and granting affirmative relief to defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This action was brought by the state of. Washington to recover possession of, and to quiet title to, certain submerged lands bordering the shores of Lake Washington. Other cases involving the same questions of law or affecting the property of the parties to the principal action have been consolidated with it. The purpose of the Attorney General in bringing this action is to obtain a decision of this court which will settle all conflicting claims of title to such lands as may come within the lawful definition of shore lands when the waters of the lake are turned into the government waterways…
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