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HALVORSON v. SKAGIT COUNTY

No. 66171-5.

983 P.2d 643 (1999)

139 Wash.2d 1

Leonard and Jeanne HALVERSON, husband and wife, et al., Respondents, v. SKAGIT COUNTY, Appellant, and State of Washington, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 9, 1999.

As Amended September 10, 1999.

Reconsideration Denied November 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Twede & Svaren, David Svaren, Burlington, Lane, Powell, Spears & Lubersky, Eugene Knapp, Mount Vernon, for Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Diking District # 12.

Keller, Rohrback, William Smart, David Major, Mark Griffin, Leonard Barson, Seattle, Charles Wiggins, Bainbridge Island, Hon. Thomas L. Verge, Skagit County Pros., John Moffat, Deputy Skagit County Pros., Mount Vernon, for Appellant.

David Reeve, Bellevue, Steve Berman, Carl Hagens, Anthony Shapiro, Seattle, Christine Gregoire, Atty. Gen., Glen Anderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, for Respondent.

IRELAND, J.

This is a direct appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict in an inverse condemnation action. Over 100 residents of the Nookachamps area of Skagit County, Washington, suffered flooding in November 1990. Claiming that the County took their lands without just compensation contrary to the eminent domain provisions of the Washington State Constitution,1 Plaintiffs brought suit against Skagit...

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