Brisky v. Leavenworth Logging, Boom & Water Co.

Citations

• 68 Wash. 386
• 123 P. 519
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 1298

Syllabus

<p>Limitation of Actions — -Accrual—Tort—Flooding Lands. An action for damages by periodic flooding by a dam accrues at the time the injury is done, and not at the time the dam was built.</p> <p>Waters and Water Courses — Obstruction — Flooding Lands— Damages — Election. In an action for damages by flooding land by a dam, the plaintiff may recover for permanent or temporary damages to the land, or both, and for loss of crops, and cannot be required to make an election.</p> <p>Appeal — Review—Verdict. A verdict for damages to land by flooding, approved by the trial court, will not be set aside on appeal as excessive, where it cannot be said to be the result of passion or prejudice.</p>