Aune v. Austin-Williams Timber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered April 11, 1908, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to recover damages for loss of property destroyed by fire.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
This was an action by the plaintiff against the defendant, to recover damages for the loss of poles destroyed by a forest fire started, as alleged, through the negligence of defendant. The defendant was the owner of a large tract of timber land in Jefferson county, and was conducting logging operations there, using donkey engines for carrying on its work. On April 16, 1907, the defendant entered into a contract with plaintiff whereby the plaintiff agreed to cut all poles standing upon the lands of defendant, and to yard them to defendant’s skid road, paying therefor so much per lineal foot…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Meeker v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1891
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