Highline School District No. 401 v. Port of Seattle

Plaintiff school district appeals from the dismissal by summary judgment of a portion of its suit for damages allegedly caused by aircraft noise emanating from the flight operations of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, owned and operated by respondents. The superior court dismissed plaintiff’s inverse condemnation claim with respect to the “old runway” at the airport on the grounds that a 10-year statute of limitations was applicable and that no new “takings” occurred with respect to that runway during the 10 years preceding commencement of this action. The court also dismissed…