Who was the first person to be sued by the United States Government for starting a forest fire?

In 1965, Johnny Cash started a fire while on a camping trip that got dangerously out of control, destroying 500 acres of land and killing forty-nine endangered condors. The United States Government sued him for damages, making him the first person to be sued by the U.S. government for starting a forest fire.

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