Scavenius v. Manchester Port District

In this action plaintiffs seek damages and injunctive relief, claiming that defendants have encroached upon their tidelands and created a nuisance by the construction of a public ramp and dock on adjacent property in Kitsap County. Plaintiffs demanded a jury trial and the case was set as such. Certain defendants moved to strike the jury or in the alternative, for a change of venue to another county. On February 10, 1970, the trial court entered an “Order Granting Motion to Strike Jury and Denying Motion for Change of Venue”.

Plaintiffs seek a review by certiorari of the order striking the jury…