Van Siclen v. Muir
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court 'for King county, Griffin, J., entered July 5, 1906, upon findings in favor of the defendant, granting an injunction to compel the removal of an obstruction placed upon a navigable lake, after denying injunctive relief asked for by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
In 1905 the appellant constructed a house boat on the waters of Lake Washington, and in June of that year anchored the same in front of lot 4, in block 74, of Burke’s Second Addition to the city of Seattle, some 40 feet from the shore line, in water ranging from 6 to 12 feet in depth. The house boat was used as a dwelling house by the appellant and his family. It was connected to the shore by a floating walk, and from the shore to Lake street, a public street of the city of Seattle, by a walk extending across block 74. The appellant also caused a telephone and electric lights to be placed in…
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