Credit Bureaus Adjustment Department v. Cox Bros.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of involuntary nonsuit in an action on an indebtedness.

Plaintiff sued as assignee of Northwest Oil Company, Incorporated, a corporation. The indebtedness was for gasoline sold by Northwest to the defendants, who were partners in the operation of a gasoline service station at Dallas, Oregon, which they leased from Northwest. On or about February 11, 1950, the defendants being no longer able to meet their obligations, the service station lease was turned over to a third party, certain credits on the defendants’ account were given for equipment,…