Gostina v. Ryland
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered January 14, 1920, upon findings in favor of tlie plaintiffs, in an action to abate a nuisance, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
These adversaries own and reside upon adjoining lots in the city of Seattle. Appellants have owned and resided upon their lot for many years. Eespondents bought their lot in August, 1918. There are growing upon appellants’ lot a Lombardy poplar tree, situated about two feet from the division line fence separating the properties; also a fir tree in the rear of appellants’ premises, situated within two feet of the division fence. It is alleged that some branches of the trees overhang the premises of respondents. Appellants also maintain a creeping vine, growing in a rustic box on top of a large…
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