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STATE v. LOERTSCHER

No. 37028.

64 Wn.2d 340 (1964)

391 P.2d 520

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. ERNEST LOERTSCHER et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

April 23, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Attorney General, Richard C. Nelson and Lloyd W. Peterson, Assistants, for appellant.

O'Leary, Meyer & O'Leary and Brodie, Fristoe & Taylor, for respondents.

FINLEY, J.

In this lawsuit the state of Washington is suing two individuals, a landowner and a logging operator, to recoup $10,512.02 in fire fighting costs incurred by the state in suppressing a 156-acre fire on timberland located in Mason County. The claim of the state is based solely on provisions of the slash statute, RCW 76.04.370, which reads:

"Any land in the state covered wholly or in part by inflammable debris created by logging or other forest...

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