Saddle Mountain Minerals, LLC v. Santiago Homes, Inc.

Kulik, A.C.J.

¶1 Saddle Mountain Minerals, LLC, owns extensive mineral rights near Kennewick, Washington. Santiago Homes and Santiago Bridgewater Estates (collectively Santiago) own the surface rights to property burdened by Saddle Mountain’s mineral rights. Saddle Mountain filed this action seeking injunctive relief and damages for statutory and common law trespass, conversion, and constitutional taking. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Santiago and dismissed Saddle Mountain’s claims for statutory and common law trespass. Later, the Supreme Court decided Saddle Mountain…