McLaughlin's Store v. Copeman

Appellant Copeman owned certain timber lands in Benewah county and contracted with one Eay Thomas, who was to pay the expenses, to log for him, paying therefor a certain price per thousand feet.' In his operations, Thomas incurred indebtedness for labor, groceries, gasoline and other expenses connected with .his logging operations. The labor and some other bills were paid by-Thomas by orders on Copeman. Thomas purchased provisions from respondent McLaughlin and gave him an order, some time in October, 1929, on Copeman for $1,014.02, which included some assigned labor claims amounting to over…