Washington Supreme Court· 10/17/1996

Brown v. State

Citations

130 Wash. 2d 430
924 P.2d 908
1996 Wash. LEXIS 624

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holding that deed, which followed statutory language of fee simple and was void of limiting language, conveyed fee simple title regardless of the caption “Right of Way Deed”
concluding that deed, which followed statutory language of fee simple and was void of limiting language, conveyed fee simple title regardless of the caption “Right of Way Deed”
observing that decisions regarding railroad rights-of-way are \in considerable disarray and usually turn on a case-by-case examination of each deed\
giving little weight to this factor when value of easement or fee simple cannot be ascertained from the record
afl&rming the “special significance to the words ‘right of way in railroad deeds”
“In addition to the language of the deed, we will also look at the * * * subsequent conduct of the parties”

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Judges: Alexander, Johnson, Sanders

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