Beall Transport Equipment Co. v. Southern Pacific Transportation

These consolidated civil cases arise from the theft of approximately 130 semi-trailers from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company’s Brooklyn (eastside Portland) rail yard. Stuart Abrams and Abrams, Inc. (collectively, Abrams), who purchased the trailers from the thief, appeal from judgments (1) in favor of Southern Pacific on its conversion claim against Abrams, and (2) in favor of Beall Transport Equipment Co. (Beall), to whom Abrams sold many of the trailers, on its claim against Abrams for breach of contract. Abrams raises six assignments of error, contending, inter alia, that the…