State ex rel. State Convention & Trade Center v. Allerdice

Robert J. Allerdice and other property owners challenged the State’s right to take their property by eminent domain. The trial court rejected their arguments, and entered an Order Adjudicating Public Use (OAPU). The property owners appealed and refused to tender immediate use and possession to the State until after the Washington Supreme Court affirmed the OAPU. After a jury determined just compensation in amounts substantially exceeding the State’s previous offers, the property owners moved for an award of attorney fees and expert witness fees pursuant to RCW 8.25.070.. The trial court…