Bergman v. Inman
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Melvin C. George, Judge. Action by C. O. Bergman against Inman, Poulsen & Co., a corporation, and Matti Makarainen, to recover damages for taking and converting certain logs on which plaintiff and his assignors had liens. The action is to enforce a right given by Section 1694, Hill’s Ann. Stat. & Codes, Wash., the body of which is set out in the opinion. Plaintiff recovered a judgment, and defendant corporation appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
Under the statute of the State of Washington, every person performing labor upon or assisting in obtaining or securing saw logs has a lieu thereon for such work or labor, and “any person who shall injure, impair, or destroy, or who shall render difficult, uncertain, or impossible of identification,” any saw logs upon which there is a lien, “without the express consent of the person entitled to such lien, shall be liable to the lienholder for the damages to the *458amount secured by his lien, which may be recovered by a civil action against such person Hill’s Ann. Stat. & Codes, Wash. § 1694. The…
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