McKay v. Pacific Building Materials Co.

The Dinwiddie Construction Company of San Francisco, California, obtained a contract to construct 12 large storage tanks at East Lewis and River streets in Portland, Oregon. One side of the property on which these tanks were to he constructed lies contiguous to the Willamette river. Pier holes about 30 inches in diameter were drilled to a depth of about 35 feet into which concrete was poured. These pier holes were in rows about four feet apart. This concrete was furnished by the defendant, Readymix Concrete Company, and hauled to said premises in trucks upon which the name of said defendant,…