· 4/15/1976
Highline School District No. 401 v. Port of Seattle
Citations
- 548 P.2d 1085
- 87 Wash. 2d 6
- 1976 Wash. LEXIS 624
How courts have described this case
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- new cause of action where the intensity of the interference had increased over time
- where number of flights more than doubled and noisier jets replaced propeller aircraft
- Nuisance involves substantial interference with “the use and 14 enjoyment of the land.”
- inverse condemnation claim arose when changes in airport operations led to marked increase in aircraft noise interference with adjacent land, including school classrooms, which would result in measurable diminution of property value, the extent of which presented a factual issue
- inverse condemnation based on noise pollution
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Judges: Utter
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