Legal Opinion

Olsen v. Smith

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 1915No. 12053PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from an order of the superior court for Eng county, Albertson, J., entered April 6, 1914, in favor of the

1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.

This case presents a contest for priority be-

tween labor liens and a tardily recorded chattel mortgage. The labor was performed in the interval between the date of the execution of the mortgage and the date when it was filed for record. The conceded facts are these: On May 29,1912, H. P. F. Smith, doing business as Bitter Lake Lumber Company, executed and delivered to Norwood Lumber Company, a corporation, two promissory notes, each for the sum of $225, and a chattel mortgage to secure the same covering a team of horses, a harness and a wagon. By oversight, the Norwood Lumber Company failed…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Heal v. Evans Creek Coal & Coke Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Fitch v. ApplegateWashington Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Blumauer v. ClockWashington Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Pacific Coast Biscuit Co. v. PerryWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Willamette Casket Co. v. Cross Undertaking Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Smith v. Sherwood & Roberts, Spokane, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Ernst v. Guarantee Millwork, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Brown v. Wilcox Lumber & Logging Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Eilers Music House v. RitnerWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Jahn & Co. v. Mortgage Trust & Savings BankWashington Supreme Court · 1917

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