Parke v. City of Seattle

Citations

• 8 Wash. 78
• 35 P. 594
• 1894 Wash. LEXIS 12

Syllabus

<p>WRONGFUL TAKING OE LANDS —ACTION FOR DAMAGES — EVIDENCE OE VALUE —WHEN WIFE NECESSARY PARTY.</p> <p>In an action against a city for damages for the wrongful appropriation of land, evidence of the price the owner had been offered for the land is inadmissible for the purpose of proving its value.</p> <p>In an action for damages for the wrongful taking of community-real property the wife is a necessary party plaintiff with the husband.</p>