Legal Opinion

Lara v. Peterson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 24, 1909No. 8209PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered January 8, 1909, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action of ejectment, after a trial before the court without a jury.

1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.

This is an action in ejectment, to secure possession of lots 1 to 5, inclusive, and 7 to 28, inclusive, all in block 7, of Maple Grove Park Subdivision of East Seattle, King county, Washington. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is the owner of said land, describing it; that the defendants are in possession and claiming title by virtue of three certain deeds of conveyance made to the defendant John E. Peterson, by the county treasurer of King county, state of Washington, purporting to have been executed on *71account of sales in tax foreclosure proceedings, which deeds, it is alleged, are…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Turpin v. LemonSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  2. Ontario Land Co. v. YordyWashington Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Mills v. County of ThurstonWashington Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Spokane Terminal Co. v. StanfordWashington Supreme Court · 1906

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. City of Centralia v. MillerWashington Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Napier v. RunkelWashington Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Wingard v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1945

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