CURRENS v. SLEEK

No. 66830-2.

983 P.2d 626 (1999)

138 Wash.2d 858

Cal CURRENS and Elsa M. Currens, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Irene SLEEK, Dennis Stephenson, and Jane Doe Stephenson, individually and as a marital community, Dennis Stephenson Logging, a solo proprietorship and Gary and Barbara Hanson, individually and as a marital community, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bricklin & Gendler, Ms. Jennifer A. Dold, Seattle, amicus curiae on behalf of Washington Environmental Council.

Mr. John S. Karpinski, Vancouver, for Petitioner.

Mr. Douglas Foley, Vancouver, Mr R. Daniel Lindahl, Ms. Ruth Rocker, Portland, for Respondent.


DURHAM, J.

Petitioners Cal and Elsa Currens (the Currenses) seek review of an unpublished Court of Appeals decision affirming the summary judgment dismissal of their complaint against Respondents Irene Sleek (Sleek) and Dennis Stephenson Logging. At issue is whether liability may arise for property damage caused by an increased flow of surface water onto the Currenses' property after Sleek clear-cut and graded her land. We...

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