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ARNHOLD v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 2956, 3533.

166 F.Supp. 373 (1958)

Arthur A. ARNHOLD et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants. RAYONIER INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Washington, N. D.

June 23, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ferguson & Burdell, William H. Ferguson and William Wesselhoeft, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs Arnhold, et al.

Wright, Innis, Simon & Todd and Donald A. Schmechel, Seattle, Wash., for defendant Port Angeles and Western R. R. Co. and trustee in reorganization.

Skeel, McKelvy, Henke, Evenson & Uhlmann, William R. McKelvy and William Springer; Kahin, Carmody & Horswill, George Kahin and Byron D. Coney, Seattle, Wash., for defendant Fibreboard Products, Inc.

Holman, Mickelwait, Marion, Black & Perkins, Lucien F. Marion and Burroughs B. Anderson, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff Rayonier Inc.

Charles P. Moriarty, U. S. Atty., Francis N. Cushman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., and Arno Reifenberg, Dept. of Agriculture, Portland, Ore., for the government.

BOLDT, District Judge.

In cause #3533 Rayonier Incorporated seeks recovery of damages from the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671-2680, for loss of standing timber and other property allegedly caused by negligence of employees of the United States Forest Service in failing to prevent, control and extinguish a forest fire, ultimately of disaster proportions, which occurred in August and September of 1951 on the...

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