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Wash. Rev. Code § 8.20.160 (2026)

Three-year occupancy—Condemnation avoids ouster

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No corporation which shall have been or shall be in possession of property put to public use for three or more years, and while continuing to put such property to public use shall be ousted therefrom or prevented from continuing such use if prior to the entry of any judgment of ouster it shall institute condemnation proceedings to acquire such property for public use, and shall thereafter prosecute the same in good faith and pay any compensation awarded therein.
[ 1927 c 219 s 2; RRS s 921-2.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2004 · leading case: Olympic Pipe Line Co. v. Thoeny, 124 Wash. App. 381 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004).
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Olympic Pipe Line Co. v. Thoeny, 124 Wash. App. 381 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “¶2 We hold that RCW 8.20.160 is constitutionally valid. We also hold that dismissal of George and Peggy Thoeny’s inverse condemnation claim was proper but that the parties’ agreement regarding just compensation does not preclude the Thoenys from bringing their claims for an…”
Olympic Pipe Line Co. v. Thoeny, 101 P.3d 430 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “We hold that RCW 8.20.160 is constitutionally valid. We also hold that dismissal of George and Peggy Thoeny's inverse condemnation claim was proper but that the parties' agreement regarding just compensation does not preclude the Thoenys from bringing their claims for an…”
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