§ 3.8 - Characteristics of the Dedicatee

• Jurisdiction: Washington

§3.8 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEDICATEE

A specific grantee need not be named to effect a valid dedication. Meeker v. City of Puyallup, 5 Wash. 759, 32 P. 727 (1893). A deed to the general public, which is not a legal entity, may operate as a dedication of the property to public use. Loose v. Locke, 25 Wn.2d 599, 604, 171 P.2d 849 (1946).

If a specific grantee is named but does not exist, the court will determine whether the grant was intended to be private or public in nature. For example, a grant to...