Legal Opinion
Pearce v. G. R. Kirk Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 2, 1979No. 3091-2PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPearson, C.J.
The G. R. Kirk Company appeals from a money judgment in favor of Sandra L. Pearce in her action based upon RCW 64.12.030, the timber trespass statute. The Kirk Company does not challenge the trial court's finding that its employees, while cutting Christmas trees for commercial purposes in November of 1975, trespassed onto the adjoining Pearce property and cut down and removed 426 of her douglas fir Christmas trees. The sole issue in this appeal is the proper measure of damages.
The trial court's damage award was based upon plaintiff's testimony that she was able to sell 57 trees remaining on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Wark v. Washington National GuardWashington Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. WallsWashington Supreme Court · 1972
- Ventoza v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1976
- Gardner v. LovegrenWashington Supreme Court · 1902
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Hallauer v. Spectrum Properties, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2001
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