Vollmer Clearwater Co. v. Union Warehouse & Supply Co.

Witherow, a farmer, mortgaged his portion of a crop to be grown on certain leased premises, during the season of 1921, to Campbell and later mortgaged the same crop to appellant subject to the Campbell mortgage. Certain persons had performed labor on the farm and in raising and harvesting the crop for which they had not been paid. At the direction of Campbell, Witherow sold the grain to respondent, a warehouse corporation, in whose warehouse it had been stored. Respondent deducted its warehouse storage charges and paid the balance to Witherow, who paid the labor claims and the Campbell…