Short v. Pierce County

Plaintiffs, C. P. and Nellie Short, sued Pierce and King counties jointly, demanding judgment for $3,750, by way of damages to a tract of real estate in Pierce county, owned by plaintiffs, bordering on the Puyallup river, which land suffered damage during the high water of December, 1933. During the flood period above referred'to, plaintiffs’ land suffered from erosion, plaintiffs contending that approximately two acres were washed away. The balance of the land was damaged by agents and employees of Pierce county while engaged in an endeavor to control the high water, plaintiffs in this…