Williamson v. North Pacific Lumber Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: John B. Cleland, Judge. This is an action by Stephen Williamson and. others, doing business under the firm name of Balfour, Guthrie & Go., against the North Pacific Lumber Company for reclamation on lumber purchased by the plaintiffs, a Portland firm, from the defendant, an Oregon corporation, for shipment to the west coast of South America, on the joint account of themselves and Williamson, Balfour & Co., of Yalparaiso.
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From Multnomah: John B. Cleland, Judge. This is an action by Stephen Williamson and. others, doing business under the firm name of Balfour, Guthrie & Go., against the North Pacific Lumber Company for reclamation on lumber purchased by the plaintiffs, a Portland firm, from the defendant, an Oregon corporation, for shipment to the west coast of South America, on the joint account of themselves and Williamson, Balfour & Co., of Yalparaiso. In the months of February and March, 1896, to fill orders they had previously received, the plaintiffs contracted with the defendant for two cargoes of good,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
There are substantially four questions for decision: (1) Is *156the 40,000 feet excess of 4x12 stuff shipped on. the Airlie to be treated as if purchased under the terms of the contract for the remainder of the cargo? (2) Is the settlement of the controversy about the quality of the lumber between plaintiffs and their vendee, which was made by plaintiff’s agents at the port of discharge, under the authority conferred by defendant’s letter of August 22, 1896, in the nature of an award, and binding on the defendant until impeached or set aside by a court of equity, or were the plaintiffs and those…
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