McKenney v. Oregon American Lumber Co.

This is an action to recover damages for the destruction of and injury to timber, logs and logging equipment alleged to have been caused by forest fires originating and spreading through the negligence of the defendants. In addition to answering to the merits, the defendants filed separate pleas in abatement averring that the state of Oregon, Tillamook County, Tillamook Yellow Fir Company, a Michigan corporation, and H. F. Scritsmier and L. A. Scritsmier, doing business as Scritsmier Company, were each of them entitled to receive a portion of the proceeds from the removal and sale of the…