Clearwater Forest Industries, Inc. v. United States

This timber sale case, tried before Trial Judge Wood, involves a Forest Service "deficit” timber sale, *387a concept new to this court and apparently new to plaintiff Clearwater Forest Industries, Inc. After trial, Trial Judge Wood held that plaintiff is not entitled to recover. In Part A, infra, we adopt and set forth the bulk of his opinion, with minor modifications by the court. In Part B, infra, we supplement the trial judge’s opinion with a discussion of some points particularly stressed by plaintiff in its written and oral contentions urging us to reject the trial judge’s conclusions. The…