North Unit Potato Co. v. Spada Distributing Co.

This is an action to recover $7,904.82 in storage charges for potatoes stored in plaintiff’s warehouse in Metolius, Oregon. The defendants include the owner of the potatoes, who entered no defense, and the corporation which financed the owner and which packed and shipped the potatoes for the owner’s account. The trial court, sitting without a jury, awarded judgment against both defendants. Defendant Spada Distributing Co., Inc. (Spada) appeals.

The basis for the judgment by the trial court was its finding that defendant Gabbard, the owner, made a contract with Spada “for the payment of storage…