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Tidewater Salvage, Inc. v. Weyerhauser Co.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
633 F.2d 1304 (1980)
- Written by Alex Ruskell, JD
Facts
Weyerhauser Co. (defendant) owned a lumber mill and stored all of its branded logs in water near the mill. Some logs became lost and drifted unattended into Coos Bay, but Weyerhauser had its own lost-log patrol to recover the logs. Weyerhauser told Tidewater Salvage, Inc. (Tidewater) (plaintiff) that Weyerhauser did not want Tidewater’s salvage services for any of its lost logs. Despite this fact, Tidewater sued Weyerhauser for salvage services it provided to recover both floating logs and logs washed ashore. The lower court ruled in Weyerhauser’s favor, and Tidewater appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Smith, J.)
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