Mt. Adams Veneer Co. v. United States

896 F.2d 339 MT. ADAMS VENEER CO.; Publishers Forest Products Co. of Washington; and Puget Sound Plywood, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; Richard E. Lyng; F. Dale Robertson; and James F. Torrence, Esq., Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-4442. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 29, 1989. Memorandum Nov. 15, 1989. Order and Opinion Feb. 13, 1990. James H. Clarke, Spears, Lubersky, Bledsoe, Anderson, Young and Hilliard, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. William B. Lazarus, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Land and Natural Resources Div., Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before FERGUSON, BRUNETTI and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge: FACTS 1 Appellant, Mt. Adams Veneer Company (Mt. Adams), is a joint venture partnership organized under the laws of the State of Washington. It is owned, in equal 50 percent shares, by the other two appellants, Publishers Forest Products Company of Washington (Publishers) and Puget Sound Plywood, Inc. (Puget Sound), both Washington corporations. Each of the three appellants submitted applications…