Beeson v. Phillips

Petrie, J. *

Defendant Helen Alexander Phillips appeals a decree of appropriation condemning a portion of her property pursuant to RCW 8.24.010 in order to create a 30-foot-wide, permanent, nonexclusive way of necessity in favor of adjoining landowners, plaintiffs Peter and Susan Beeson, husband and wife. Phillips does not challenge the precise size or location of the easement created by the court; neither does she challenge the amount of damages awarded to her by the court. We consider only the issue of whether, under the facts, the trial court erred by creating a way of necessity for…