Wyckoff Pipe & Creosoting Co. v. Saunders

The Wyckoff Pipe & Creosoting Company, Inc., sometimes hereinafter referred to as Wyckoff or as the plaintiff, is a corporation engaged in the business of creosoting wood products. The process of creosoting employed by it involves the removal of moisture from the wood and the forcible penetration of the sapwood with creosote oil. The purpose of the treatment is to preserve and protect the wood.

According to standard specifications for “The Preservative Treatment of Southern Pine Poles by Pressure Processes,” recommended by the American Wood-Preservers’ Association, hereinafter referred to as…