Puget Sound National Bank v. Fisher
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Jefferson county, Albertson, J., entered May 15, 1908, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to quiet title.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
Protection Island, upon which the land which is the subject of this controversy is situated, is an island in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, lying about two miles off the shores of Clallam county in front of, and a little to the west of, the entrance to Port Discovery Bay. At the time of the organization of Washington territory, Clallam county was a part of Jefferson county. The first territorial legislature undertook to create Clallam county out of Jefferson county, and division lines were sought to be established. Subsequent legislatures, commencing with the legislature of 1857-8, undertook by…
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