Legal Opinion
B & W Construction, Inc. v. City of Lacey
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 8, 1978No. 2203-2; 2555-2PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reed, A.C.J.
The City of Lacey appeals from a judgment and jury verdict of $48,500 upon B & W Construction Company's inverse condemnation action for damages caused as a result of the City's construction of a storm sewer system that discharged effluent upon plaintiff's land. In a companion appeal, consolidated herein, B & W appeals from the denial of attorney's fees and expert witness fees sought under RCW 8.25.075(2). We affirm the judgment, but reverse the order denying the fees.
In the summer of 1973, the City of Lacey widened Ruddell Road from two lanes to four and constructed a storm sewer…
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