Portland Forest Products v. Garland Lumber Sales, Inc.

Beasley, Judge.

Plaintiff Portland Forest Products appeals a judgment entered after the direction of a verdict in favor of defendants Garland Lumber Sales, Inc., Frazer Duke and American Lumber Company (Case No. A91A0208). Duke cross-appeals the denial of his individual motion for directed verdict (Case No. A91A0210).

Portland sought damages for its lumber. It had been stored in a building which burned. The building was leased by Garland and owned by Duke. At the close of the evidence, defendants moved for directed verdict on the ground that Portland’s proof of damages was insufficient. The…