RICHARDSON v. COX

No. 19188-5-III.

26 P.3d 970 (2001)

William E. RICHARDSON and Lila Mae Richardson, husband and wife, Appellants, v. Harold COX and Bonnie Cox, husband and wife; Robert M. Tippett and Jane Doe Tippett, husband and wife, individually and the marital community thereof, and as General Manager and partner of Thanksgiving Limited Partnership; John Does 1 through 10 and Jane Does 1 through 10, husbands and wives, and the marital communities thereof, individually and as Partners of Thanksgiving Limited Partnership; and Franklin County, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Three.

July 10, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Faurholt, Kennewick, for Appellants.

John G. Schultz, Leavy Schultz Davis & Fearing, Kennewick, Darin R. Campbell, Pasco, George Fearing, Leavy Schultz Davis & Fearing, Kennewick, for Respondents.


SCHULTHEIS, J.

A property owner's dedication of land is a purposeful relinquishment of land for general and public use. The owner cannot reserve to himself any rights other than those compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted. RCW 58.17.020(3). On the other hand, an easement is a nonpossessory right to use in some way another's land without compensation. City...

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