Jacobson v. Crown Zellerbach Corporation

Plaintiffs have a house by the side of the road. Defendant operates logging trucks on that road. Plaintiffs contend the vibrations from defendant’s trucks are damaging their house and seek recovery. They secured a jury verdict, but defendant was granted a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and a new trial. Plaintiffs appeal.

After a verdict for plaintiffs, we state the facts in accordance with the evidence most favorable to them. A county road runs very close to plaintiffs’ house. The evidence does not indicate the exact distance between the two points, but defendant, in its brief, states it…