In re City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, French, J., entered January 12, 1920, upon the verdict of a jury awarding damages in condemnation proceedings for a local improvement.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
This action was instituted by the city of Seattle pursuant to a certain ordinance to condemn private property for street, highway, sewer and drainage purposes. The ordinance providing for the improve*536ment did not fix or establish the grade of the proposed street. Upon the trial evidence was received over objection as to what the reasonable grade of the proposed street would be when improved. In submitting the case to the jury, the trial court instructed that in determining damages to the property not taken that the jury might take into consideration what would be the reasonable grade of the…
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