Roundtree v. Hutchinson

Citations

• 57 Wash. 414
• 107 P. 345
• 1910 Wash. LEXIS 768

Syllabus

<p>Dedication — Implied at Common Law — Cemeteries. There is an implied irrevocable common law dedication of a tract of land to a public use, where it appears that the tract was, with the owner’s consent, used by the entire neighborhood for a burying ground from 1854 to 1884, no grant or particular ceremony being necessary.</p> <p>Cemeteries — Abandonment—Dedication. A burial ground is not abandoned from the fact that no new interments were made for several years, where the dead interred are not exhumed and removed by those having authority to do so.</p> <p>Cemeteries — Desecration—Actions—Parties—Injunction. The relatives of the dead interred in a burial ground, who sue on behalf of themselves and all others of the precinct, may maintain an action to enjoin the desecration of a burial ground impliedly dedicated to the public for use as such.</p>