SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

No. 22492.

415 F.2d 758 (1969)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing June 12, 1969.

Certiorari Denied December 8, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rollin E. Woodbury (argued), Richard T. Drukker, Hugh B. Rotchford, and Chase, Rotchford, Drukker & Bogust, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Jacques B. Gelin, Washington, D. C. (argued), Clyde O. Martz, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raymond N. Zagone, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., U. S. Atty., Thomas H. Coleman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before HAMLEY, MERRILL and CARTER, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied December 8, 1969. See 90 S.Ct. 427.

MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

The United States brought this action to recover from appellant expenses incurred by the Forest Service in extinguishing a forest fire originating from appellant's right of way located in the San Bernardino National Forest. It was stipulated that the fire in question was electric in source, that it emanated from appellant's transmission lines within the National Forest but that it...

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