Smith v. Skagit County

75 Wn.2d 715 (1969)

453 P.2d 832

N.L. SMITH, Appellant,

v.

SKAGIT COUNTY et al., Respondents. EVAN NELSON et al., Appellants,

v.

SKAGIT COUNTY et al., Respondents.[*]

No. 39675.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 17, 1969.

Hullin, Ehrlichman, Roberts & Hodge, for appellants.

Harry A. Follman, James G. Smith, K.R. St. Clair, Jones, Grey, Kehoe, Bayley, Hooper & Olsen, and Albert Olsen, for respondents.

HALE, J.

Guemes Island is a quiet place. It has no industry or commerce, no hustle of traffic, no crime — and no police. The air above it is pure and sweet, and the waters around it sparkling…