Northwest Door Co. v. Lewis Inv. Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: William N. G-atens, Judge. Department 1. This is an action for damages arising out of the alleged burning of the mill and factory of the plaintiff, Northwest Door Company, by reason of the negligence of defendant, Lewis Investment Company.
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From Multnomah: William N. G-atens, Judge. Department 1. This is an action for damages arising out of the alleged burning of the mill and factory of the plaintiff, Northwest Door Company, by reason of the negligence of defendant, Lewis Investment Company. The salient facts in the case, concerning which there is practically no dispute, are as follows: On and prior to the third day of June, 1914, the day of the fire in question in this case, the plaintiff, Northwest Door Company, was the owner of a planing-mill then in operation, and situated upon a tract of land containing about two and…
1Opinion of the CourtMcBRIDE, C. J.
The testimony in this case covers more than one thousand pages and is conflicting in many particulars and a general review of it is impracticable. It is sufficient to say generally that there was sufficient testimony to justify the jury in finding that the destruction of plaintiff’s mill was caused by the negligence of the defendant, Lewis Investment Company, in lighting and maintaining its fires upon the Columbia Dock property, even though this court, sitting as triers of the fact, might arrive at a different conclusion. Our task is to ascertain and determine from the record whether the…
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