Shelton Logging Co. v. Gosser

Citations

• 26 Wash. 126
• 66 P. 151
• 1901 Wash. LEXIS 618

Syllabus

<p>TIDE LANDS - SALE BY STATE - CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACT ■ — • INCLUSION OF LANDS WITHIN GOVERNMENT SURVEY.</p> <p>A purchaser from the state of tide lands described as lying in front of, adjacent to, or abutting on a lot as surveyed and platted by the general government does not thereby acquire title to tide lands within the meandered calls of said lot, but only in front of, or abutting on, or adjacent thereto.</p> <p>QUIETING TITLE-INQUIRY INTO PLAINTIFF’S TITLE.</p> <p>Although possession of plaintiff is sufficient under the statute to warrant an action to quiet title, yet where, in addition to possession, he shows the title under which such possession is claimed, the court is then required to pass upon the validity of his title, and thus on the lawfulness of his possession.</p> <p>SAME-WHEN DEFENDANT’S TITLE IMMATERIAL.</p> <p>Where, in an action to quiet title, plaintiff has failed to establish his own title, it is unnecessary to inquire into the validity of defendant’s title.</p>