Legal Opinion
Authur A. Arnhold v. United States of America, Rayonier Incorporated, a Corporation v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1960No. 16367, 16368PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.
This litigation arose out of a forest fire in August and September, 1951, on the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington.
A complaint was filed under the Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq. by Rayonier Incorporated, one of the property owners who suffered loss, against the United States of America as sole defendant, charging negligence by employees of the United States in their failure to prevent, control, and extinguish the forest fire. This case is now our No. 16368.
A separate and distinct complaint was filed by Arnhold, and others, whose property…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Rayonier Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. HullCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
- The LusitaniaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1918
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Blessing v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- People of the State of California v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Oberg v. Department of Natural ResourcesWashington Supreme Court · 1990
- United States v. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Allen Anderson Heather Ayres Hillary Ayres, by Her Guardian Ad Litem Karen Ayres Karen Ayres v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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