Columbia & Cowlitz River Boom & Rafting Co. v. Hutchinson

Citations

• 56 Wash. 323
• 105 P. 636
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 897

Syllabus

<p>New Trial — Excessive Verdict — Discretion oe Trial Judge— Appeal — Review. A remark by tbe trial judge to the effect that when the verdict was first returned he considered it excessive, but later concluded that he might be wrong and the verdict not excessive, does not show that the party was entitled to a new trial as a matter of right because of an excessive verdict; and the refusal of a new trial will not be reversed where no abuse of discretion appears.</p> <p>Eminent Domain — Compensation—Value op Land — Boom Site. In condemnation of shore and uplands needed by a boom company for booming purposes, the jury may take into consideration the value of the land as a boom site, where the defendants are owners of the shore as well as the uplands.</p>