Legal Opinion
Oberg v. Department of Natural Resources
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1990No. 54763-7PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
— Plaintiffs sued the State of Washington, acting through its Department of Natural Resources (DNR), for damages sustained as a result of a fire which escaped from DNR land. The fire became known as the Barker Mountain fire. Barker Mountain, east of Tonasket, is bordered on the south by a state highway and on the north by the Siwash Creek Valley. A portion of this land is owned by the State. Verbatim Report of Proceedings, at 122-23 (Apr. 15, 1987).
In the early morning hours of a Wednesday, a lightning storm started numerous fires in northeastern Washington, including the Barker Mountain…
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