Gilson v. Cascade Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county, Kauffman, J., entered March 19, 1908, in favor of the defendants by direction of the court, after trial before the court and a jury, in an action of tort.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
The appellant brought this action to recover damages, alleged to have been caused to his lands by the overflow of the Yakima river in November, 1906, and in February and May, 1907, through the negligence of the respondents in the construction and maintenance of their dam, boom, and piers in the river adjacent to appellant’s lands, so as to cause the water to back up and overflow appellant’s lands, causing the several items of damage complained of. The answer was a general denial, but on the trial of the cause the respondents sought to show that the floods and ice jam causing the damage were…
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- Watkinson v. McCoyWashington Supreme Court · 1900
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