Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-26
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In re title Of George P,ummer To o,e.
t1in premises south of lots 8, Z and 5.
block 8, Maynard's plat.
tee pat OF Maynard on fls, of date
OF may, 1853, shows that Lane, Wellsr
ana AinR streets extended a. far west a
Fourth street and no furthsr, leaving An
u and ID. - -
At the time Of the plat, MAYNARD
front. ~
In April. 1856. Maynard completed his
four years' rssidencs, made his proofs
and was then the owner and entitled to
a patent.
He coald legally sell the lots with or
without the frontage.
First conveyance from Maynard, Feb
ruary 18th, 1862. Maynard and wife
conveyed lots 9, 7 and 8, in block s. to
Geo. Piummer. Deed recorded in Vol.
A, 260. Feb. 20, 1862.
Oz the same day MAYNARD and wife.
February 18th. 1867, conveyed to George
Plummer all the frontage south of
lots s. and 8, 70 low water mark, lying
20 the east of Commercial street and
south of tho lots. This deed was re-
corded February 70, 1862, Vol. A, page
10.
Maynard by his conveyance shows
that It was not his intention that King
street should extend further west than
Fourth street. for If he had so intended,
not only would he have had his map ~
show. but he would not have sold the
front to Plummer.
September 18th, 1866, George Plum
mer conveyed this frontage, TO the south
Of said lots. to Allan Pray. Recorded
Vol. l, page 4s9, thus vesting his title in
Pray.
November q, 1869, George Plammer
conveyed lots 6, Z and 8, in block 5, to
William b. Cheney. Recorded Vol. 3,
page 1873, and under conveyances from
Cheney, James Mckinley and Janette
Mckinley now own these lots 6, and 8.
Allan Pray, who afterwards died,
seized OF this frontage. and the heirs of
Allan Pray have sold to Plummer all
the said frontage, thus placing the title
in Plummer as il stood under the deed
from Maynard and wife to him in Feb
ruary. 1862.
The title, therefor. of Captain Plum
mer dates back to Feb. IS, 1869, and
since Feb. 70, 1862. the same has been
on record.
The parties who took possession of
and plated Mechanics' wharf had no
title whatever but that of possession,
and their attempt to plat was q mere
nullity; and as such plat was some ten
years after Maynard's deed to Plum
mer, the plat could in no wise bind
Plummer.
j. Il. Lewis and w. II. White, as
counsel and attorney for Capt. Plum
mer. under power Of attorney, coupled
With an interest, have, in the name of
Capt. Plummer, taken possession of
and plaoed improvements upon a por-
ton of this frontage, and are of opin-
ion that such possession is lawful. As
such attorney and counsel they have
taken what their client purchased and
paid for, and they feel convinced after
q careful examination OF the Law, that
the premises in question justly belong
10 their client.
No street has at any time, in fact,
been plated on the premises in ques-
tion. None has at any time been opened
or used there.
A prominent corporation here has
furnished connsel so far to contest this
question, as against Capt. Plummer,
and is now seeking, in the name of the
city, to get the premises.
Ii there is street over these premises,
the fact of Capt. PIummer taking pos
session cannot in any wise injure the
city, and the courts in due time will
oust the captain. II there is no street
there Capt. Pllmmer and not the COR
poratien is entitled to the property. In
bohalf Of our client, as we'll a. for our
selves, We simply ask that the courts
shall decide the matter.
J. Il. LEWIS. Counsel.
w. H. WHITE, Atty for Capt. Plummsr