State v. California Oregon Power Co.

Plaintiff brought this action on October 10, 1956 against The California Oregon Power Company under the provisions of ORS 477.066-477.071 to recover expenses of $40,682.40 incurred by plaintiff in suppressing a forest fire alleged to have originated on defendant’s right of way. Two causes of action are alleged: First, that defendant was negligent with respect to the origin of the fire and, second, that defendant, after notice of the fire, failed to exert a reasonable effort to control and extinguish it. The case was tried without a jury. The court entered judgment for defendant. Plaintiff…