United States Supreme Court
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- Oct 28, 1891Four Years, Then a Federal Appeal: Lybarger Ordered to Walla WallaConvicted in Thurston County of a sexual offense against 13-year-old Elsie Patnude, John G. Lybarger loses his state appeal; his wife and father-in-law had posted $3,500 bail while the case dragged on.Olympia, WA
- Dec 9, 1891The Governor's $50,000 BondA defaulting King County treasurer's case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court, leaving Governor Ferry and other bondsmen on the hook for $34,000.Seattle, WA
- Jun 21, 1894Tide Lands Battle: Northern Pacific Faces New Legal HurdleA Supreme Court ruling on harbor lines threatens the expansive waterfront infrastructure held by the railroad giant.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 30, 1894The Homesteader Who Beat the Railroad and the Land CompanyA Tacoma land dispute turns on a settler's 1883 claim, a canceled filing, and the Northern Pacific's grant.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 1, 1895The Wharf, the Steamer, and the Line Between Land and SeaA steamer strains at her lines and damages a warehouse on Gilman’s Wharf. Judge Hanford says the case belongs in admiralty court because the injury happened over Elliott Bay.Seattle, WA
- Jun 8, 1903Supreme Court Rules on School Land SquattersA definitive U.S. Supreme Court decision resolves decades of uncertainty regarding land titles for Washington State school lands, ending claims by settlers like Anton Johansen.Seattle, WA
- Aug 3, 1903U.S. Supreme Court Voids Northern Pacific Land SalesA landmark ruling leaves homeowners and farmers on railroad land in legal limbo, requiring an act of Congress to resolve.Spokane, WA
- Mar 11, 1909The Map That Wasn’t Evidence May Reopen a State Boundary FightWashington’s special attorney says the Supreme Court relied on a colored map never introduced in the Oregon-Washington boundary case.Olympia, WA
- Nov 25, 1909The State Wins the Shoreline: Millions in Lake Washington Land ConfirmedA United States Supreme Court ruling upholding Washington's title to its lake beds enriches the treasury by millions and clears the last cloud over the Lake Washington ship canal.Lake Washington, Seattle, WA