Schmidt v. Olympia Light & Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Linn, J., entered October 12, 1903, dismissing on the merits an action to quiet title to water rights, upon sustaining a demurrer to the reply.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
The plaintiffs are the owners of a certain tract of land in Thurston county, containing one acre. Inasmuch as the description is by metes and bounds and the particular description not material, we will hereafter refer to it as the “one-acre tract.” The defendant is the owner of a certain four-acre tract adjoining the tract above described. For similar reasons^ we will hereafter refer to it as the “four-acre tract.” Both tracts were originally a part of the Crosby donation claim.
On the 10th day of February, 1892, A. H. Chambers and wife and Robert Frost and wife were the owners of the one^acre…
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- Abbott v. PikeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1851
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- Schmidt v. Olympia Light & Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1907