Brenner v. Port of Bellingham

Plaintiff's claim is for damages for inverse condemnation. Irwin Brenner, personal representative of the estate of Celia Brenner, appeals from an order granting summary judgment of dismissal in favor of the Port of Bellingham (the Port).

Brenner contends that the summons by publication obtained by the Port in 1968 was defective, that the Port therefore failed to obtain jurisdiction over Brenner, that the judgment of condemnation therefore was void, and the trial court accordingly erred in failing to grant summary judgment to Brenner and in granting the Port summary judgment of dismissal.

The…