Williamson v. North Pacific Lumber Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah : Arthur L. Frazer, Judg'e. Action by Stephen Williamson and others, partners as Balfour, Guthrie & Company, against the North Pacific Lumber Company, a corporation, for reclamation on two cargoes of lumber purchased by the plaintiffs from the defendant, and shipped to' ports on the west coast of South Africa. The defendant is a corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of lumber at Portland.
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From Multnomah : Arthur L. Frazer, Judg'e. Action by Stephen Williamson and others, partners as Balfour, Guthrie & Company, against the North Pacific Lumber Company, a corporation, for reclamation on two cargoes of lumber purchased by the plaintiffs from the defendant, and shipped to' ports on the west coast of South Africa. The defendant is a corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of lumber at Portland. Plaintiffs are merchants doing business there and at other Pacific Coast points, and are associated in business with the firm of Williamson, Balfour & Company, at Valparaiso, Chile.…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bean
Although the complaint alleges and the answer denies that the lumber rejected by plaintiffs’ buyers in Chile was inferior in quality and did not conform to the contract between plaintiffs and defendant, no evidence was offered by the plaintiffs and none admitted on behalf of the defendant in relation to the matter. The plaintiffs relied entirely upon the fact that their buyers had objected to the quality of the lumber at the port of discharge, and that defendant had authorized them to appoint the Chilian firm to settle and adjust such dispute. In other words, the position of the plaintiffs is…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Battershall v. StephensMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
3Cited by3 opinions
- Christenson v. NelsonOregon Supreme Court · 1901
- Duniway v. HadleyOregon Supreme Court · 1919
- Williamson v. North Pacific Lumber Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1903