FISH POND BREACH: 4.5 million-gallon mountain pond constituted abnormally dangerous condition warranting strict liability, $313,230.40 verdict for downhill owners’ damages from breach upheld… Eddy affirmed. [Read more…]
$750,342 verdict, motorcycle/pickup, chiropractor income
VERDICT: $750,342, motorcycle/pickup MVA, admitted liability, chiropractor’s lost income. [Read more…]
$313,230.40 verdict, breached mountain fish pond
VERDICT: $313,230.40 for driveway construction costs and property damage resulting from strict liability breach of mountain fish pond. [Read more…]
Fire liability, scrap metal cutting torch sparks
FIRE LIABILITY: Relationship between property owner and scrap metal collector was not joint venture… use of cutting torch which started fire not inherently dangerous activity which would impute vicarious liability to property owner… Olson affirmed. [Read more…]
Probate, will contest, ambiguous opinion
PROBATE: Will contest opinion withdrawn on rehearing because standard of review language susceptible to multiple [Read more…]
Probate, will challenge, affidavits, hearsay
PROBATE: Parts of affidavits in support of contention that will was result of undue influence properly excluded as inadmissible [Read more…]