State Ex Rel. Beecher v. Gilliam

The city of Seattle brought this action to condemn land for an improvement known as the Denny Hill Degrade No. 2. Beecher and wife were named defendants, as they were the owners of a lot at the northeast corner of Eighth and Westlake avenues. This lot had a frontage on two streets by reason of the fact that Westlake avenue intersects Eighth avenue at a wide angle. Its frontage consisted of 51.68 feet on Eighth avenue, and 11 feet on West-lake avenue. The lot is one hundred twenty feet in depth and approximately sixty feet in width. The regrade improvement called for a widening of Eighth…