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STATE v. CANYON LUMBER CORP.

No. 32867.

46 Wn.2d 701 (1955)

284 P.2d 316

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. CANYON LUMBER CORPORATION et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 26, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Attorney General and E. Albert Morrison, Assistant, for appellant.

John Cheney, J. Allan Evans, Evans, McLaren, Lane, Powell & Beeks, Grosscup, Ambler, Stephan & Miller, David E. Rhea, Sather, Livesey & Kingsbury, and Weter, Roberts & Shefelman, for respondent.

FINLEY, J.

This is an action brought by the state of Washington to recover $105,068.19 (forest fire-fighting costs), incurred by the division of forestry in suppressing a six-thousand-acre forest fire which occurred in Whatcom county, Washington, in September, 1951. The action, as pleaded in appellant's original and first-amended complaint, was based upon slash responsibility, as imposed by Laws of 1951, chapter 235, § 1, p. 742 [cf. RCW 76.04.370], which...

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