NORCO CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. KING COUNTY

No. 51621-9.

106 Wn.2d 290 (1986)

721 P.2d 511

NORCO CONSTRUCTION, INC., Appellant, v. KING COUNTY, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards & Barbieri, by Malcolm L. Edwards and Catherine Wright Smith, and Inslee, Best, Chapin & Doezie, P.S., by Richard U. Chapin, for appellant.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Stephen O. Kenyon, Senior Deputy, for respondents.


DURHAM, J.

Norco Construction, Inc. appeals from the trial court's denial of its motion for damages for delay due to King County's supersession of enforcement of a trial court decision during an unsuccessful appeal. We reverse and remand for a determination of damages.

In early 1977, Norco, a land developer, purchased 75 acres of undeveloped land in the Soos Creek Plateau area of King County. Norco intended to subdivide the property into 1-acre lots and sell...

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