Fredericksen v. Snohomish County

This action was brought to recover damages for trespass upon real property. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and resulted in findings of fact which the court concluded would sustain a recovery. The damage was found to be seventy-five dollars, and judgment was entered for treble damages, or two hundred twenty-five dollars, from which the defendant county appeals.

The facts are these: The respondent owns ten acres of land which she occupies as a home with her daughter. The tract is 660 feet square, and is approximately six miles north of the city of Everett. Along the east side…