Grays Harbor County v. Bay City Lumber Co.

47 Wn.2d 879 (1955)

289 P.2d 975

GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, Respondent,

v.

BAY CITY LUMBER COMPANY, Appellant, STILLMAN SAWYER et al., Cross-appellants.[1]

No. 32925.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 22, 1955.

ROSELLINI, J.

This is a damage action for the conversion of certain timber owned by the respondent, Grays Harbor county, referred to herein as "the county." The original trespass and conversion were committed by the cross-appellants, who are referred to as "the loggers." The county elected to bring its action against the party to whom the loggers sold the timber after it was cut, Bay…