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· 12/20/1910

North Coast Railroad v. Aumiller

Citations

  • 61 Wash. 271
  • 112 P. 384
  • 1910 Wash. LEXIS 1328

Syllabus

<p>Eminent Domain — Statutes—Construction. The statutes of eminent domain are to be strictly construed.</p> <p>Same — Judgment on Award — Time for Entry — Abandonment. After an award of damages in eminent domain, judgment need not be entered immediately, but tbe petitioner has a reasonable time within which to elect whether to abandon the proceedings or appropriate the property.</p> <p>Same — Compensation—Award—Interest. Under Const., art. 1, § 16, requiring full compensation for private property condemned, the award of damages in eminent domain proceedings draws interest from the date of the rendition of the verdict to the time of entry of the judgment, where the owners, remaining in possession of the premises, received no rents or profits and were unable to rent the property because of the award.</p>

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