(Download) "Noel V. Cole" by Supreme Court of Washington * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Noel V. Cole
- Author : Supreme Court of Washington
- Release Date : January 16, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
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The Commissioner of Public Lands and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) entered into a contract with Alpine Excavating, Inc. (Alpine) by which DNR granted Alpine the right to cut timber from a tract of land on Whidbey Island. Local citizens brought an action seeking to enjoin the sale (Noel action) and Alpine thereupon filed a cross claim against DNR for breach of contract. The trial court held for the plaintiffs in the Noel action, enjoined all logging and found DNR liable for breach, awarding Alpine $1,043,413.61 in damages. From this judgment, DNR appeals. We reverse, holding that DNR's contract with Alpine was ultra vires and therefore unenforceable.