# Great Northern Railway Co. v. Washington Electric Co.

> Washington Supreme Court · January 7, 1939 · 197 Wash. 627

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/3991327

## Case

- **Full name:** Great Northern Railway Company, Respondent, v. Washington Electric Company Et Al., Appellants
- **Court:** Washington Supreme Court
- **Decided:** January 7, 1939
- **Citations:** 197 Wash. 627; 86 P.2d 208
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Blake
- **Judges:** Robinson, Blake
- **Cited by:** 9 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Blake, J.
(dissenting in part) — I cannot acquiesce in the disallowance of interest from date of verdict. As I see it, the action is, in essence, for compensation for the taking and damaging of property for public use, in contemplation of Art. I, § 16, of the state constitution. See
Conger v. Pierce County,
116 Wash. 27 , 198 Pac. 377 , 18 A. L. R. 393. It is the general rule in such cases that interest is chargeable from date of verdict.
North Coast R. Co. v. Aumiller,
61 Wash. 271 , 112 Pac. 384 . I see no reason for making an exception to the rule in this case.
Main, J., concurs with Blake, J.

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