Legal Opinion
Jongeward v. BNSF Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 2012No. 85781-4PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFairhurst, J.
fl This case1 requires us to construe former RCW 64.12.030 (Code of 1881, § 602), the “timber trespass statute.” Birchler v. Castello Land Co., 133 Wn.2d 106, 114, 942 P.2d 968 (1997). Plaintiffs Jason and Laura Jongeward, husband and wife, and Gordon and Jeannie Jongeward, husband and wife, and as trustees of the Jongeward family trust (hereinafter collectively referred to as Jongeward) asserted a timber trespass claim against defendant BNSF Railway Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, after a fire spread from BNSF’s property and destroyed…
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3Cited by72 opinions
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