King County v. Crawford & Conover
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal by defendants from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered September 1, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendants, awarding damages in condemnation proceedings.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The defendants were the owners of a certain tract of land in King county. Over and across this land the board of county commissioners desired to lay out and open a county road. For this purpose an action was instituted *196for the condemning of a strip of land necessary for the highway. From the judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury, the defendants appeal.
In submitting the cause to the jury, the trial court instructed that the benefits that would accrue to the portion of the land not taken, if any, should be offset against the market value of that taken. The appellants requested an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Kaufman v. Tacoma, Olympia & Gray's Harbor RailroadWashington Supreme Court · 1895
- Lincoln County v. BrockWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- Spokane Traction Co. v. GranathWashington Supreme Court · 1906
- Jones v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. RowleyWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- Little v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1930