HANSON INDUSTRIES INC. v. KUTSCHKAU

Nos. 27315-6-III, 27600-7-III, 27718-6-III, 27723-2-III.

239 P.3d 367 (2010)

HANSON INDUSTRIES INC., a Washington corporation, Respondent, v. Orvis D. KUTSCHKAU Jr., and Elaine M. Kutschkau, husband and wife, and Central Terminals, LLC, a Washington limited liability company; ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, Inc., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

September 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Witherspoon , Attorney at Law, Lawrence W. Garvin , Workland & Witherspoon, Spokane, WA, for Appellants.

Peter A. Witherspoon , Spokane, WA, Jennifer Tanya Barnett , Cascadia Law Group, Olympia, WA, for Defendants.

Brian Henry Miller , Attorney at Law, Othello, WA, for Respondent.

Craig Michael Liebler , Ronald Francis St. Hilaire , Liebler Connor Berry & St. Hilaire PS, Kennewick, WA, Jennifer Tanya Barnett , Joseph Anthony Rehberger , Cascadia Law Group PLLC, Olympia, WA, for Appellants/Cross-Respondents.


KULIK, C.J.

¶ 1 The central controversy here is a dispute between private parties over the ownership of a water permit application. In 1995, property owners Orvis and Elaine Kutschkau sold their property, known as the U & I Sugar Plant, to Hanson Industries, Inc. (Hanson).1 Prior to the sale, the Kutschkaus filed a permit application with the Department of Ecology (Department) to withdraw artificially stored ground water (ASGW...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases