Imperial Laundry Co. v. Allen

Plaintiff, a corporation, for some years immediately prior to September 27, 1928, engaged in the operation of a laundry in Portland, Oregon. It claims to have built up a large and profitable business. On that date, a fire occurred, destroying a large portion of the building, damaging some of the machinery and some of the customers’ goods which were in the plant to be laundered. Mr. Isaac Davis was its president and manager and owned and controlled all the stock of plaintiff.

In its complaint, it alleges that immediately after the fire many laundries in Portland tendered their services to take…