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RALPH v. STATE DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Nos. 67515-0-I, 67704-7-I.

286 P.3d 992 (2012)

William RALPH, individually; William Forth, individually; Guy Bauman, individually; Eileen Bauman, individually; Linda Stanley, individually and as personal representative of Estate of Coral Cotton; Rochelle Stanley, as personal representative of Estate of Coral Cotton; Donald Lemaster, individually; and David Givens, individually, Appellants, v. STATE of Washington DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, a Washington State public agency; Weyerhaeuser Company, a Washington corporation; and Green Diamond Resource Company, a Washington corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

October 15, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell L. Cochran , Loren A. Cochran , Kevin Michael Hastings , Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, Tacoma, WA, for Appellants.

Mark Conlin Jobson , Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Respondent Stat of WA. Dept. of Natural Resources.

Louis David Peterson , Michael Ramsey Scott , Alexander Martin Wu , Hillis Clark Martin Peterson PS, Seattle, WA, for Respondent Weyerhaeuser Company.

Kelly P. Corr , Hoshua J. Preece , Seann C. Colgan , Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece, Seattle, WA, for Respondent Green Diamond Resource Company.

ELLINGTON, J.

¶ 1 Under RCW 4.12.010(1), actions alleging injury to property must be commenced in the county where that property is located. The plaintiffs here filed their actions in the wrong county, and the trial court dismissed the lawsuits for want of jurisdiction. Because Washington Supreme Court precedent interprets RCW 4.12.010 as jurisdictional, the trial court was required to dismiss, and we affirm.

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