CITY OF SAMMAMISH v. TITCOMB

No. 83886-5-I.

525 P.3d 973 (2023)

CITY OF SAMMAMISH, a Washington municipal corporation, Appellant, v. John TITCOMB, Jr. and Linde R. Behringer, husband and wife, and the marital community comprised thereof; and King County, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Filed March 13, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hillary J. Evans , Michael R. Kenyon , Alexandra Kenyon , Attorney at Law, Kenyon Disend PLLC, 11 Front St. S, Issaquah, WA, 98027-3820, for Appellant.

Kinnon William Williams , Adrian Urquhart Winder , Andrea Lynn Bradford , Foster Garvey PC, 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 3000, Seattle, WA, 98101-3296, Jenifer C. Merkel , King County Prosecutor's Office — Civil, 900 King County Administrative Building, 500 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104-2388, for Respondents.


PUBLISHED OPINION

¶1 In determining whether a municipality possesses the requisite authority to condemn private property, our focus is the purpose of the condemnation as articulated by the relevant legislative body. When such authority exists, we must determine whether the condemnation is for a public use and whether the...

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