Sherwood Bros. v. Seattle Fruit & Produce Auction Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered April 15, 1916, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for an accounting, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
Plaintiff, a commission merchant of Belling-ham, Washington, brought this action against defendant, a commission merchant of Seattle, to recover a balance claimed to be due as the proceeds of the sale of certain berries and other small fruits shipped by plaintiff to defendant *545at Grand Forks, North Dakota, for sale on commission, There were three car loads of fruit, shipped, respectively, June 25, June 30, and July 2, 1915, by express from' Bellingham, consigned to defendant at Grand Forks. The fruit was delivered at that point to defendant’s agent, to whom the bills of lading were forwarded.…
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