Caffall Bros. Forest Products, Inc. v. State

In 1968, the State Department of Natural Resources authorized a sale of timber from state-owned normal school lands. See RCW 79.01.004. The published notice of sale listed approximate quantities of Douglas fir, hemlock and cedar which were to be sold at the public auction. This notice expressly indicated that the recited timber quantities were not based on a timber cruise by the state. Although such cruises are normally conducted by the state prior to sale, none was conducted before the instant auction, apparently because of the timber industry’s request for accelerated timber sales, the…