Legal Opinion

City of Tacoma v. Wetherby

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 7, 1910No. 8482PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Easterday, J., entered July 1, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff.

1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.

This action was brought by the city of Tacoma to condemn certain property for the purpose of extending Center street in said city. Appellants Murray, Wallace, and Carroll are the owners of a tract of land, one hundred and fifty feet in width, and approximately six hundred and twenty-three feet long, lying parallel with, and adjacent to, the right of way of the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Appellants Wetherby own a like tract, approximately one hundred feet long. This adjoins the first described tract on the east. The case was tried as one case, but separate appeals are prosecuted by the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Seattle & Montana Railway Co. v. MurphineWashington Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Sultan Water & Power Co. v. Weyerhauser Timber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Port Townsend Southern Railroad v. BarbareWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  4. State ex rel. Ami Co. v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1906
  5. Kitsap County v. MelkerWashington Supreme Court · 1908

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Bonafield's HeirsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
  2. Zolawenski v. City of AberdeenWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  3. McDonald v. Wm. D. Perkins & Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1925
  4. State Ex Rel. McPherson Bros. v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1928
  5. Lipsett v. DetteringWashington Supreme Court · 1917

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