Mattson v. Commercial Credit Business Loans, Inc.

This case involves conversion of lumber and the payment to defendant of the proceeds from the converted lumber. Plaintiffs, 1 owners of the converted lumber, sought recovery of the proceeds from the sale of the lumber from the defendant creditor of the converter based on two claims for relief. The first was labeled money had and received, pursuant to which plaintiffs requested actual and punitive damages. The second, which was labeled unjust enrichment, requested a constructive trust.

Plaintiffs and West Coast Lumber Sales, which is not a party to this action, had a contract whereby West Coast…