Scott v. Olympia Oyster Co.

Citations

• 63 Wash. 364
• 115 P. 737
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 1206

Syllabus

<p>Fish — Oyster Beds' — Deeds—Reversion — Conveyance by State. Where, under Rem.' & Bal. Code, §§ 6806, 6807, state oyster lands are deeded for the purposes of oyster culture, with reversion to the state in case the lands are not used for that purpose, the state reserving the right to re-purchase on paying for improvements, the state cannot convey the fee and reversion to a third person.</p> <p>Fish — Oyster Beds — Ejectment — Title oe Plaintiee — Fraud. One who fraudulently obtained the fee to state oyster lands by false representations that they were not oyster lands, knowing that a conditional fee had been granted for the purposes of oyster culture, cannot maintain ejectment against parties in possession under the oyster land deed.</p>