Legal Opinion

Riblet v. Spokane-Portland Cement Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided October 1, 1954No. 32824PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.

This appeal concerns the amount of damages to which the appellants, Royal N. Riblet and Mildred Riblet, are entitled as the result of cement dust emanating from the plant of the respondent, Spokane-Portland Cement Company. For detailed factual background, see Riblet v. Spokane-Portland Cement Co., 41 Wn. (2d) 249, 248 P. (2d) 380 (1952). We there held that the operation of the cement plant constituted an actionable nuisance but, since the two-year statute of limitations applied, the Riblets were entitled to recover damages only for the two-year period immediately preceding the institution of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. Fifth Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Judson v. L.A. Suburban Gas Co.California Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Swift v. BroylesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  4. August Berger v. Minneapolis Gaslight Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
  5. Gilmartin v. Stevens Investment Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Woodrow Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  2. Miotke v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Tiegs v. WattsWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Tiegs v. WattsWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Gorman v. SaboCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956

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