Legal Opinion
Town of Ruston v. City of Tacoma
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 6, 1998No. 20387-1-IIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeinfeld, J.
The Town of Ruston brought this declaratory judgment action because of a dispute with the City of Tacoma over a parcel of filled tidelands on the west side of Commencement Bay. The trial court granted summary judgment to the Town of Ruston. We agree with Tacoma that its 1890 City Charter unambiguously establishes a boundary line that places the disputed property within Tacoma city limits and that no subsequent action modified this boundary. Thus, we reverse.
FACTS
The territory at issue is the gray-shaded, triangular-shaped parcel shown on the map below.
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