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WASHINGTON EX REL. SEATTLE TITLE TRUST CO. v. ROBERGE

No. 29.

278 U.S. 116 (1928)

WASHINGTON EX REL SEATTLE TITLE TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE, ETC. v. ROBERGE, SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING OF SEATTLE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 19, 1928.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Corwin S. Shank, with whom Mr. Glenn J. Fairbrook was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. A.C. Van Soelen, with whom Mr. Thomas J.L. Kennedy was on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Since 1914, the above named trustee has owned and maintained a philanthropic home for aged poor. It is located about six miles from the business center of Seattle on a tract 267 feet wide, extending from Seward Park Avenue to Lake Washington, having an average depth of more than 700 feet and an area of about five acres. The home is a structure built for and formerly used...

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