Lytle Logging & Mercantile Co. v. Humptulips Driving Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the superior court for Chehalis county, Irwin, J., entered April 16, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered against one of the defendants, and in favor of the other defendant, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.
This action was instituted by the plaintiff against the Humptulips Driving Company, a corporation, and A. P. Stockwell, its president and general manager, to recover damages for changing the course or channel of the Humptulips river upon and across certain lands owned by the plaintiff, and for cutting and removing timber therefrom. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $152.70 for cutting and removing the timber, and in the further sum of $600 for changing the course or channel of the stream. From a judgment entered on this verdict, the plaintiff has appealed.
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