Hansen v. Oregon-Wash. R. & N. Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Clatsop: James A. Eakin, Judge. Department 1. This is an action to recover damages on account of some cans containing salmon becoming rusty while in defendant’s warehouse in Astoria, Oregon. David Hansen and his wife, Mary Hansen, and his two daughters, Ivy and Lena, are partners doing business as D. Hansen Packing Company. The defendant, Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, is a corporation.
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From Clatsop: James A. Eakin, Judge. Department 1. This is an action to recover damages on account of some cans containing salmon becoming rusty while in defendant’s warehouse in Astoria, Oregon. David Hansen and his wife, Mary Hansen, and his two daughters, Ivy and Lena, are partners doing business as D. Hansen Packing Company. The defendant, Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, is a corporation. The partnership operated a salmon cannery at Point Ellis, a place on the Washington side of the Columbia River and across the stream from Astoria. • The defendant owned, and maintained a…
1Opinion of the CourtHarris, J.
In the complaint it is alleged that the salmon was “damaged and rendered less valuable to the extent of” $3,539.40 on' account of the rust, which, the plaintiffs aver, was caused by the negligence of the defendant. David Hansen was the first witness called in behalf of plaintiffs, and, among other things, he testified on direct examination that he knew the market value of salmon in good condi*198tion in Astoria in March, 1916, and that it was $1.25 per dozen for half pounds and $1.90 per dozen for pound cans. This witness gave testimony, on his direct examination, to the effect that the…
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