Lewis v. Krussel

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• following Ivancic v. Olmstead - alleged defect in tree must be readily observable; visible; apparent; patent
• nuisance claim in case involving fallen trees, grounded in inaction, need not be considered separately from the negligence claim
• \a possessor or owner of urban or residential land who has actual or constructive knowledge of defective trees is under a duty to take corrective action for the protection of [a neighbor] on adjacent land\
• “Lewis and Teitzel ground their nuisance claim on the Krussels’ inaction with regard to the fallen trees. In other words, the nuisance is the result of negligence. . . . Accordingly, we do not consider the nuisance claim apart from the negligence claim.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• The-Anh Nguyen v. City of Seattle
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2014-01-27· cited 63×
• Robb v. City of Seattle
  Washington Supreme Court· 2013-01-31· cited 62×
• Borden v. City of Olympia
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2002-09-13· cited 30×
• Hurley v. Port Blakely Tree Farms LP
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2014-06-30· cited 28×
• Cline v. DUNLORA SOUTH, LLC
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2012-06-07· cited 25×
• Price v. City of Seattle
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2001-06-11· cited 14×
• Marshall v. Erie Insurance Exchange
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2010-03-10· cited 9×
• Rosengren v. City of Seattle
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2009-04-13· cited 5×
• Ann Chaudhry , V Tyson D. Day
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2024-05-07· cited 1×
• Sarah Nunley v. Chelan-Douglas Health District
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2024-10-31

Cites

33 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Loescher v. Parr
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1975-12-22· cited 590×
• Folsom v. Burger King
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-07-09· cited 471×
• ATHERTON CONDO APARTMENT-OWNERS ASS'N BD OF DIRECTORS v. Blume Dev. Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1990-11-01· cited 311×
• Hertog v. City of Seattle
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-06-24· cited 309×
• HERTOG, EX REL., SAH v. City of Seattle
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-06-24· cited 302×
• Taggart v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-01-09· cited 279×
• Schooley v. Pinch's Deli Market, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-02-26· cited 223×
• Degel v. Majestic Mobile Manor, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1996-04-18· cited 156×
• Bishop v. Miche
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-03-25· cited 132×
• Sprecher v. Adamson Companies
  California Supreme Court· 1981-12-07· cited 123×
• Heckert v. Patrick
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1984-12-31· cited 93×
• Greater Harbor 2000 v. City of Seattle
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-06-05· cited 84×
• Ivancic v. Olmstead
  New York Court of Appeals· 1985-11-26· cited 79×
• Hostetler v. Ward
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1985-08-28· cited 68×
• Albin v. National Bank of Commerce
  Washington Supreme Court· 1962-11-01· cited 62×
• Meissner v. Simpson Timber Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1966-12-15· cited 43×
• Concerned Citizens v. Town of Coupeville
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-08-19· cited 39×
• Donald v. City of Vancouver
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1986-05-29· cited 33×
• Cornett v. Agee
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1977-07-12· cited 33×
• Vern J. Oja & Associates v. Washington Park Towers, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1977-09-22· cited 32×