Hinkel v. Weyerhaeuser Co.

This is an action for personal injuries and damages arising from an automobile accident. Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment following an adverse jury verdict. Aside from an evidentiary ruling, the principal assignments of error relate to the propriety of the jury instructions. We affirm the judgment.

The operative facts stem from a slash binning permit issued by defendant, State of Washington, to defendant, Weyerhaeuser Company. The slash was situated on a 300- acre tract of land adjacent to Highway 105, between Aberdeen and Westport in Grays Harbor County.

Weyerhaeuser commenced the burn on…