UNITED STATES v. ANDREWS

No. 2277.

206 F.Supp. 50 (1961)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Ray ANDREWS, Ruth E. Andrews, Lester Schafer, and Charlotte Schafer, Defendants and Cross-Claimants, v. La Von E. WRIGHT, Defendant.

United States District Court D. Idaho, E. D.

December 1, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvan A. Jeppesen, U. S. Atty., Boise, Idaho, for plaintiff.

Robert W. Bennett, Pocatello, Idaho, for cross-claimants Lester & Charlotte Schafer & Ray & Ruth E. Andrews.

Clark Gasser, Pocatello, Idaho, for defendant La Von E. Wright.


FRED M. TAYLOR, District Judge.

On August 10, 1960, at or about 11:45 a. m., the defendant, La Von E. Wright, was drilling a well near Gibson Jack Creek in a part of the Caribou National Forest, Bannock County, State of Idaho. It was a very warm and dry day. The defendant's well drilling equipment was located in a field of highly combustible cheat grass. The grass in the immediate working area had, for the most part, been trampled into the dirt as defendant had been...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases