Hinckley v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Myers, J., entered January 10, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for damages.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
— The material facts in this case are not disputed. The plaintiffs are the owners of a lot extending from Dexter avenue to Westlake avenue, in the city of Seattle. The lot slopes from Dexter avenue down to Westlake avenue. The city of Seattle condemned the right to raise the grade of Dexter avenue, to widen it 7 feet, and to make a bank with a slope of one and one-half to one on the property of the plaintiffs. Damages were assessed and paid by the city, and Dexter avenue was improved in accordance with the original plans and specifications. After the fill had been made, the earth that had…
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