Radburn v. Fir Tree Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Mitchell, J., entered January 28, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This action was brought by respondent to recover damages from the appellant, it being alleged that the appellant, in the prosecution of its business as a sawmill proprietor, obstructed the flow of a natural water course flowing through the lands of the respondent; that the water was backed upon and over respondent’s fields, damaging his crop of growing grain and hay to the extent of $1,448. There was testimony from which the jury might conclude that appellant was responsible in some degree for the flooding of respondent’s lands. It is shown that, in the month of August, 1912, there was a…
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