Legal Opinion

Brown v. City of Bremerton

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1912No. 10003PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Kitsap county, Still, J., entered October SO, 1911, in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court, in an action to quiet title.

1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.

This is an action to quiet title. There was a decree for the plaintiff. The city has appealed.

In August, 1900, Warren Smith and his wife conveyed to the respondent a tract of land by metes and bounds, contain*475ing 3.60 acres. The deed contained the following reservation clause:

“Reserving and excepting a strip of land thirty (30) feet in width off of and along the northeast corner of said above described tract of land for a distance of one hundred and forty-eight and three-tenths (148.3) feet; said reserved strip of land along the shore line of the above described tract of land being for the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sengfelder v. HillWashington Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Richmond v. Ogden Street Ry. Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1903
  3. George v. Columbia & Puget Sound RailroadWashington Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Hughes v. South Bay School District No. 11Washington Supreme Court · 1903
  5. Helm v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of LittleWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Bavand v. OneWest Bank, FSBCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
  3. Standring v. MooneyWashington Supreme Court · 1942
  4. State v. NormanWashington Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Desimone v. SpenceWashington Supreme Court · 1957

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