No corporation authorized by law to condemn property for public use, which has heretofore entered or shall hereafter enter upon property for a public use with the consent of the record owner or the person or corporation in possession, shall be ousted from such possession or prevented from continuing the putting of such property to public use if before entry of judgment of ouster it shall institute proceedings in condemnation to acquire such property for public use, and shall thereafter prosecute the same in good faith and pay any compensation which may be awarded therein.
RCW 8.20.150
Prior entry with consent—Condemnation avoids ouster.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Olympic Pipe Line Co. v. Thoeny (2004)
Most recently applied in 124 Wash. App. 381 - Olympic Pipe Line Co. v. Thoeny (November 2004)
1927 c 219 s 1; RRS s 921-1.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.