Snively v. State

Plaintiffs brought this action to quiet their title to certain shore lands on Angle lake, in King county, and to have the lake adjudged a non-navigable body of water. The court entered its decree quieting plaintiffs’ title to the lands abutting on the lake. The lake was adjudged non-navigable, and the abutting owners were adjudged owners of the bed of the lake. The state appealed.

The state contends first, that Angle lake is a navigable body of water; and second, assuming the lake is non-navigable, the state acquired title to the bed of the lake through adverse user.

Respondents are owners of…