State v. Swensk

This is .a suit to foreclose an alleged statutory lien (subdivision (b) of §40-518, Oregon Code 1930) to enforce payment of poundage fees for fish received or packed by a cannery located at Warren-ton, Oregon.

The first cause of suit pertains to poundage fees accruing to the State of Oregon during the license year ending March 31,1931, while the cannery was operated by the Columbia Eiver Fishermen’s Cooperative Packers. It is conceded that there is an unpaid balance of $998.94, together with interest thereon, due as poundage fees on the fish handled by the cannery between the 3d day of March,…