State v. Costich’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “as authorizing the court either to enter judgment on the verdict or to enter a decree of appropriation, but not both. We reject this interpretation. As we read RCW 8.04.120, it commands that, at the same time that the court enters judgment on the verdict, the court must also enter an order vesting title in the State. The statute refers to that order as a supplementary”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Costich

2. “highest written offer in settlement. "Our review is, therefore, de novo. State ex rel. Wash. State Convention & Trade Ctr. v. Allerdice, 101 Wash.App. 25, 28 , 1 P.3d 595 (2000). Our determination is dispositive on the issue of attorney fees. We need not, therefore, address the State's contention that an offer is "in effect thirty days before the trial”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Costich

3. “But, when pressed by the landowner to specify the amount of just compensation being offered, the State refused to break down the total to show the amount being offered for just compensation. So it was impossible for the landowner to compare any subsequent jury award to the State's pretrial offer. The question before us is whether this”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Costich