Sines v. Sines

BISTLINE, Justice.

Emida Cedar had timber harvesting rights to some land owned by Burlington Northern. Eugene Sines, the claimant herein, and Emida Cedar entered into an agreement wherein Mr. Sines would harvest and transport the timber to various mills for a price of $90.00 per one thousand board feet. The agreement entered into by Mr. Sines and Emida Cedar was an oral one, and occurred sometime in January or February 1982.

On May 20, 1982, while attempting to load logs, Mr. Sines caught his hand in the loader’s gears. That he has serious permanent injury is not in dispute.

Mr. Sines made a…