Legal Opinion
Spokane Airports v. RMA, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 28, 2009No. 26538-2-IIIPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 Authority to condemn property for a public purpose is vested in the government. RCW 14.07.020 (empowering municipalities to acquire land by eminent domain for airport purposes). Here, an entity called Spokane Airports attempted to condemn property necessary for airport improvements. We conclude that Spokane Airports did not have the authority to do that, and we reverse and dismiss this condemnation action.
Sweeney, J.
*933FACTS
¶2 The city of Spokane (City) and Spokane County (County) jointly operate Spokane International Airport. They entered into a joint agreement that empowered a board — the…
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