Crayne v. Elk Lake Timber Co.

In these cases tried together and consolidated on appeal, defendant appeals from judgments entered for plaintiffs after a jury verdict. We reverse, because the trial court erred in instructing the jury.

In August and September, 1981, plaintiffs hauled logs to defendant’s mill under a contract with Little River Lumber Products Co., the owner of the logs. Little River failed to pay plaintiffs for their labor, so they filed logger’s liens on the logs pursuant to ORS 87.222. Notices of the liens were sent to defendant. Defendant nevertheless processed some of those logs.

Plaintiffs filed…