Cherry v. General Petroleum Corp. of California

For some years prior to the winter of 1931, plaintiff was operating a hotel in a three-story brick veneer building fronting on Columbia street, in the city of Seattle, and located on the easterly portion of lots 1 and 4 of block 29 of what is generally known as C. D. Boren’s addition to the city of Seattle. Plaintiff owned the furniture in this hotel, which she had been operating for many years.

Plaintiff in her amended complaint alleged that defendant General Petroleum Corporation of California owned a tract of land adjoining the hotel property, and that, during the month of February, 1931,…