Kalez v. Spokane Valley Land & Water Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county Kennan, J., entered December 19, 1904, upon findings' in favor of the defendant, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action for an injunction and damages on account of interfering with the waters of a lake.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
— Appellants are the owners of a leasehold interest in certain lands bordering upon Liberty Lake, a body of water a mile and a half long by three quarters of a mile wide, situated in Spokane county, which lake is much fre*47quented as a pleasure resort. Appellants acquired possession, in October, 1903, under a five year lease of the premises, which extend about a mile along the side of said lake, agreeing to pay a rental of $1,000 per year. It was the purpose of appellants to let bath houses, boats, and otherwise contribute to the demands of pleasure-seekers visiting said lake. There was a sandy…
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