Clark Lloyd Lumber Co. v. Puget Sound & Cascade Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Skagit county, Brawley, J., entered May 27, 1919, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for trespass to property.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
In and prior to July, 1912, respondent owned what it claimed was a valuable mill site on the banks of the Skagit river, in the state of Washington. This site consisted of land on the northerly bank of the river, on which its mill had been previously located, but which, in 1910 or 1911, had been destroyed by fire, and which has not been rebuilt. Its boom for holding-logs and shingle bolts was located in the northerly portion of the river and adjacent to the mill and mill site. This boom has been designated a “pocket boom.” In order to catch the timber floating down the river from above the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Seattle & Montana Railroad v. RoederWashington Supreme Court · 1902
- Fogarty v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915
- Clark Lloyd Lumber Co. v. Puget Sound & Cascade Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1916
- Clark Lloyd Lumber Co. v. Puget Sound & Cascade Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1917
- Caldwell v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
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