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STRICKLAND v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 36433.

62 Wn.2d 912 (1963)

385 P.2d 33

AL C. STRICKLAND et al., Respondents and Cross-appellants, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant. HAROLD M. WHITAKER et al., Respondents and Cross-appellants, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant. JAMES F. ROGERS et al., Respondents and Cross-appellants, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant. J.M. JORGENSEN et al., Respondents and Cross-appellants, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant. R.A. ALLEN et al., Respondents and Cross-appellants, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant. GEORGE W. THOMAS et al., Respondents and Cross-appellants, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

September 12, 1963.

ROSELLINI, J.

These actions were brought by owners of waterfront properties on the west shore of Lake Washington, near the point where Thornton Creek flows into the lake. Thornton Creek is a natural watercourse draining a large area in Seattle and King County. Silt carried by the stream is deposited at its mouth, forming a delta. It was the theory of the plaintiffs that activities of the city had increased the amount of siltation...

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