Broughton Lumber Co. v. BNSF Ry. (Dissent)

Case Date: 05/31/2012

 
Supreme Court of the State of Washington

Opinion Information Sheet

Docket Number: 85905-1
Title of Case: Broughton Lumber Co. v. BNSF Ry.
File Date: 05/31/2012
Oral Argument Date: 11/15/2011

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Judgment or order under review

JUSTICES
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Barbara A. MadsenSigned Majority
Charles W. JohnsonSigned Majority
Tom ChambersSigned Dissent
Susan OwensSigned Majority
Mary E. FairhurstMajority Author
James M. JohnsonSigned Majority
Debra L. StephensSigned Dissent
Charles K. WigginsDissent Author
Steven C. GonzálezDid Not Participate
Gerry L. Alexander,
Justice Pro Tem.
Signed Majority

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s)
 Michael E. Haglund  
 Haglund Kelley Horngren
 200 Sw Market Street
 Suite 1777
 Portland, OR, 97201

 Scott W. Horngren  
 American Forest Rsource Counsel
 5100 Sw Mcadam Blvd.
 Suite 350
 Portland, OR, 97239

 Michael K. Kelley  
 Haglund Kelley Horngren
 200 Sw Market Street
 Suite 1777
 Portland, OR, 97201

 Shay S. Scott  
 Haglund Kelley Jones & Wilder LLP
 200 Sw Market St Ste 1777
 Portland, OR, 97201-5715

Counsel for Defendant(s)
 Thomas Ward Brown  
 Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP
 888 Sw 5th Ave Ste 500
 Portland, OR, 97204-2019

 David Patrick Morrison  
 Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP
 805 Sw Broadway
 8th Floor
 Portland, OR, 97205

 Kimberly R. Griffith  
 Cosgrave Vergeer Kester
 805 Sw Broadway
 8th Floor
 Portland, OR, 97205

 Paul J. Lawrence  
 Pacifica Law Group LLP
 1191 2nd Ave Ste 2100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2945

 Gregory J Wong  
 Pacifica Law Group LLP
 1191 2nd Ave Ste 2100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2945

 Seann C Colgan  
 Attorney at Law
 1001 4th Ave Ste 3900
 Seattle, WA, 98154-1051

 Paul R. Raskin  
 Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Pree
 1001 4th Ave Ste 3900
 Seattle, WA, 98154-1051

 Adam M. Schienvold  
 Eckert Seamans Cehrin
 213 Market Street
 8th Floor
 Harrisburg, PA, 17101

 Howard Mark Goodfriend  
 Smith Goodfriend PS
 1109 1st Ave Ste 500
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2988
			

Broughton Lumber Co. v. BNSF Railway Co. et al.

                                     No. 85905-1

       WIGGINS, J. (dissenting)  --  This case presents substantially the same 

questions as Jongeward v. BNSF Railway, No. 85781-4 (Wash. May 31,

2012).  In that case, I dissented because the majority approach virtually 

eliminates   liability for "casual or involuntary" trespass, which our timber 

trespass statutes plainly contemplate.  See former RCW 64.12.030 (Code of 

1881, § 602) and RCW 64.12.040.  I explained that the ejusdem generis rule 

and strict construction for penal statutes simply have no application to our 

timber trespass scheme.         Further, the historical distinction drawn by the 

majority is not supported by the statute's history or text.       For the reasons set 

forth in my dissenting opinion in Jongeward, I also dissent in this case. 

No. 85905-1

       I respectfully dissent.

AUTHOR:
        Justice Charles K. Wiggins

WE CONCUR:

                                                         Justice Debra L. Stephens

        Justice Tom Chambers

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