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Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
| Docket Number: |
85905-1 |
| Title of Case: |
Broughton Lumber Co. v. BNSF Ry. |
| File Date: |
05/31/2012 |
| Oral Argument Date: |
11/15/2011 |
SOURCE OF APPEAL
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| Judgment or order under review |
JUSTICES
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| Barbara A. Madsen | Signed Majority | |
| Charles W. Johnson | Signed Majority | |
| Tom Chambers | Signed Dissent | |
| Susan Owens | Signed Majority | |
| Mary E. Fairhurst | Majority Author | |
| James M. Johnson | Signed Majority | |
| Debra L. Stephens | Signed Dissent | |
| Charles K. Wiggins | Dissent Author | |
| Steven C. González | Did Not Participate | |
Gerry L. Alexander,
Justice Pro Tem. | Signed Majority | |
COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s) |
| | Michael E. Haglund |
| | Haglund Kelley Horngren |
| | 200 Sw Market Street |
| | Suite 1777 |
| | Portland, OR, 97201 |
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| | Scott W. Horngren |
| | American Forest Rsource Counsel |
| | 5100 Sw Mcadam Blvd. |
| | Suite 350 |
| | Portland, OR, 97239 |
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| | Michael K. Kelley |
| | Haglund Kelley Horngren |
| | 200 Sw Market Street |
| | Suite 1777 |
| | Portland, OR, 97201 |
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| | Shay S. Scott |
| | Haglund Kelley Jones & Wilder LLP |
| | 200 Sw Market St Ste 1777 |
| | Portland, OR, 97201-5715 |
Counsel for Defendant(s) |
| | Thomas Ward Brown |
| | Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP |
| | 888 Sw 5th Ave Ste 500 |
| | Portland, OR, 97204-2019 |
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| | David Patrick Morrison |
| | Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP |
| | 805 Sw Broadway |
| | 8th Floor |
| | Portland, OR, 97205 |
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| | Kimberly R. Griffith |
| | Cosgrave Vergeer Kester |
| | 805 Sw Broadway |
| | 8th Floor |
| | Portland, OR, 97205 |
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| | Paul J. Lawrence |
| | Pacifica Law Group LLP |
| | 1191 2nd Ave Ste 2100 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2945 |
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| | Gregory J Wong |
| | Pacifica Law Group LLP |
| | 1191 2nd Ave Ste 2100 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2945 |
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| | Seann C Colgan |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 1001 4th Ave Ste 3900 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98154-1051 |
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| | Paul R. Raskin |
| | Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Pree |
| | 1001 4th Ave Ste 3900 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98154-1051 |
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| | Adam M. Schienvold |
| | Eckert Seamans Cehrin |
| | 213 Market Street |
| | 8th Floor |
| | Harrisburg, PA, 17101 |
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| | Howard Mark Goodfriend |
| | Smith Goodfriend PS |
| | 1109 1st Ave Ste 500 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2988 |
Broughton Lumber Co. v. BNSF Railway Co. et al.
No. 85905-1
WIGGINS, J. (dissenting) -- This case presents substantially the same
questions as Jongeward v. BNSF Railway, No. 85781-4 (Wash. May 31,
2012). In that case, I dissented because the majority approach virtually
eliminates liability for "casual or involuntary" trespass, which our timber
trespass statutes plainly contemplate. See former RCW 64.12.030 (Code of
1881, § 602) and RCW 64.12.040. I explained that the ejusdem generis rule
and strict construction for penal statutes simply have no application to our
timber trespass scheme. Further, the historical distinction drawn by the
majority is not supported by the statute's history or text. For the reasons set
forth in my dissenting opinion in Jongeward, I also dissent in this case.
No. 85905-1
I respectfully dissent.
AUTHOR:
Justice Charles K. Wiggins
WE CONCUR:
Justice Debra L. Stephens
Justice Tom Chambers
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