Fleishhacker v. Portland News Publishing Co.

In presenting this dissenting opinion it becomes necessary to set forth in detail the facts in the case which appear important and determinative, in order to give an adequate exposition of the law applicable to the negotiations between the parties to this litigation.

This action was instituted by the plaintiffs to recover from the defendant the sum of $46,342.72 and interest thereon from the date of payment of the principal sum by the plaintiffs in satisfaction of a judgment recovered against them in a creditors’ suit brought in the United States district court for the northern district of…