Legal Opinion
Fradkin v. Northshore Utility District
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 14, 1999No. 42172-7-IPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBecker, J.
If a condition causing damage to land is rea sonably abatable, the statute of limitations does not bar an action for continuing trespass. So long as the intrusion continues, the statute of limitation serves only to limit damages to those incurred in the three-year period before the suit was filed. Here, reasonable steps are available to. abate a continuing drainage problem on appellant’s property caused by a utility’s excavation and placement of a sewer line. And the release signed by the property owner, absolving the contractor from claims for damage to property, can reasonably be found to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Folsom v. Burger KingWashington Supreme Court · 1998
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- Bradley v. American Smelting and Refining Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1985
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