Sherrell v. Selfors

— Jack and Jane Doe Selfors, Jr., and Jack and Jane Doe Selfors, Sr., 1 appeal a treble damage judgment entered against them for willfully and carelessly cutting trees belonging to Charles and Roxanna Sherrell. They contend the number of trees cut was not established with certainty, the cut trees were improperly valued, and damages should not have been trebled. 2 We affirm.

Sherrells purchased lot 23 in Pineloch Sun Development, Kittitas County, in 1982 and built a residence on it. In 1990, Jack Selfors, Jr., purchased lot 22 next to Sherrells. He informally gifted an interest in the lot to…