Legal Opinion

Colella v. King County

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1967No. 38335PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.

Defendant, King County, appeals from a judgment entered against it April 13,1965.

The judgment (1) grants plaintiff $4,500 “for damages incurred by plaintiff by the temporary constitutional taking or damaging of plaintiff’s property” (italics ours); (2) enjoins King County from diverting certain water onto plaintiff’s property; (3) directs the county to clean certain culverts and to remove others (as to (2) and (3), the power of the court to order the county to do this is not questioned on this appeal; we do not consider the problem); and (4) grants to plaintiff “$50.00 per day after September…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Thorndike v. Hesperian Orchards, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Ackerman v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Martin v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Kincaid v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Bignold v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Louisiana-Pacific Corp. v. ASARCO Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  2. Wilber Development Corp. v. Les Rowland Constr., Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Pepper v. J.J. Welcome Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1994
  4. Phillips v. King CountyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1997
  5. Gaines v. Pierce CountyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1992

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