Coulson v. Huntsman Packaging Products, Inc.

One who does not possess land owes no duty of care to prevent an unreasonable risk of harm arising from the condition of trees on the land near a public way. Here, appellant David Coulson failed to present sufficient evidence showing that respondents possessed a planting strip owned by the city of Kent. Consequently, the trial court did not err in concluding that respondents did not owe Coulson a duty of care as to the condition of a tree on the planting strip. We affirm.

FACTS

This case arises from an automobile accident in Kent, Washington. Coulson did not obey a stop sign at the intersection…