Courtright Cattle Co. v. Dolsen Co.

This is an action between innocent purchasers of the same personal property. Warden Leasing Co. owned certain land in Grant County, Washington. In 1971 Warden leased this land for a term of 15 years at $13,333.33 per month. There was a second lease 1 month later to the same effect which mentioned one 35-foot primary sewage treatment "clearifier," 1 which is an apparatus for treating waste from the potato processing system. Lessee of both leases was Country Spuds which manufactured french fried potatoes. There was a third lease from Warden to Country Spuds about 1 year later which did not…