Whiteside v. Benton County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Benton county, Truax, J., entered January 7, 1920, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
— The plaintiff was the owner of some lands located in section 5, township 9, N., R. 24 E. W. M., in Benton county, Washington. A part of these lands were high and of comparatively little farming value; other portions were low and were good for farming purposes. Plaintiff’s chief crop was alfalfa. Immediately to the north of the lands owned by him, was a county road. At a place a little to the west of plaintiff’s lands, the road ran through some very low land, or what is designated a “pothole.” At this point *464the road had been bnilt np with a view of placing it above such waters as might…
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