FORT HILL LUMBER CO. v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.


493 P.2d 1366 (1972)

FORT HILL LUMBER COMPANY, an Oregon Corporation, Respondent, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, a Georgia Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided February 24, 1972.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman J. Wiener, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Miller, Anderson, Nash, Yerke & Wiener, R. Alan Wight and Martin B. Vidgoff, Portland.

Edward Murphy, Jr., Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Wheelock, Richardson, Niehaus, Baines & Murphy, Portland.

Before O'CONNELL, C.J., and DENECKE, HOLMAN, TONGUE, HOWELL and BRYSON, JJ.


O'CONNELL, Chief Justice.

This is an action by the buyer to recover damages for the breach of an alleged contract for the sale of hemlock logs. Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on a verdict awarding plaintiff $77,000 damages.

There was evidence which would establish the following facts. Defendant's logging manager, Ray Ayers, and plaintiff's log buyer, Ziegler, met on June 1, 1967 to view a stand of timber which defendant planned to log. Plaintiff...

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