MASLONKA v. PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1

No. 101241-1.

533 P.3d 400 (2023)

Brock MASLONKA and Diane Maslonka, a Marital Community, Respondents, v. PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY and Port of Pend Oreille, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed August 3, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Ann Tellessen , Beverly Louise Anderson , Winston & Cashatt, 601 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1900, Spokane, WA, 99201-0695, for Petitioner.

Richard Todd Wetmore , Dunn & Black, P.S. 111 N. Post St. Ste. 300, Spokane, WA, 99201-4911, for Respondent.

Ryan C. Espegard , Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP, 520 Pike St. Ste. 2350 Seattle, WA, 98101-4006, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Public Utility Districts Association.

Albert Henry Wang , Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 40113, Olympia, WA, 98504-0113, Transpor Division A.G. Office, Attorney at Law, 7141 Cleanwater Lane Sw., P.O. Box 40113, Olympia, WA, 98504-0113, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Department of Transportation.


¶1 Eminent domain principles apply when a governmental entity takes or damages private property for public use. If a taking occurs without the formal exercise of eminent domain, a landowner may file an inverse condemnation claim to recover the loss of property value. The right to inverse condemnation belongs to the property owner...

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