Legal Opinion
Ellingsen v. Franklin County
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 1991No. 56580-5PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
Plaintiff landowners sued Franklin County to quiet title against the County's claim of a road easement over their property. The County appealed the grant of summary judgment to plaintiffs quieting title free of the County's claim. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for trial. Ellingsen v. Franklin Cy., 55 Wn. App. 532, 778 P.2d 1072 (1989). We reverse the Court of Appeals and affirm the trial court judgment quieting plaintiffs' title free of Franklin County's claim of a road easement.
The issue is whether a conveyance of an easement gives constructive notice to a bona fide purchaser…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- MacEwan v. HOLMOregon Supreme Court · 1961
- Ritchie v. MetcalfeWashington Supreme Court · 1890
- Adams v. BakerNevada Supreme Court · 1897
- Beckmann v. WardWashington Supreme Court · 1933
- Cunningham v. Norwegian Lutheran Church of AmericaWashington Supreme Court · 1947
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