LAWRENCE WHSE., INC. v. BEST LBR. CO., INC.


202 Or. 77 (1954)

271 P.2d 661

273 P.2d 993

LAWRENCE WAREHOUSE COMPANY v. THE BEST LUMBER CO., INC.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Affirmed June 17, 1954.

Petition for rehearing denied September 15, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh B. Collins, of Medford, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Paul W. Haviland, of Medford.

Wilber Henderson, of Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Henderson & Dickinson, of Portland.

Before LATOURETTE, Chief Justice, and ROSSMAN, LUSK, BRAND, TOOZE and PERRY, Justices.


AFFIRMED.

BRAND, J.

This is an action by the Lawrence Warehouse Company against The Best Lumber Co., Inc., arising out of agreements for the "field warehousing" of defendant's logs by the plaintiff. The transactions included a lease by the defendant to the plaintiff of certain premises on which the logs were to be stored, and the issuance of nonnegotiable warehouse receipts by the warehouse company upon the delivery of logs to the warehouse. The purpose of...

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