Stanford Seed Co. v. Balfour, Guthrie & Co.

Defendant Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Limited, moves to dismiss the complaint of plaintiff on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.

The complaint alleges three separate causes of action against the defendants for money damages arising out of a warehouse receipt issued by the Western Seed Company of Halsey, Oregon, in December, 1956. The receipt covered a quantity of grass seed and was negotiable by its terms. After execution, it was indorsed by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Limited, came into the hands of defendant Edmund J. Lang, and Lang negotiated the…