State v. Loertscher

64 Wn.2d 340 (1964)

391 P.2d 520

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant,

v.

ERNEST LOERTSCHER et al., Respondents.[*]

No. 37028.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

April 23, 1964.

The Attorney General, Richard C. Nelson and Lloyd W. Peterson, Assistants, for appellant.

O'Leary, Meyer & O'Leary and Brodie, Fristoe & Taylor, for respondents.

FINLEY, J.

In this lawsuit the state of Washington is suing two individuals, a landowner and a logging operator, to recoup $10,512.02 in fire fighting costs incurred by the state in suppressing a 156-acre fire on timberland located in Mason County. The claim…