Warehouse Company Cleared of $10,000 Debt
A jury sides with the local warehouse company in a high-stakes legal dispute over promissory notes.
H. E. Robinson phoned the Spokesman late Friday afternoon from Prosser and said that the court had just rendered a decision in favor of the defendant in the case of Dingfelder versus the White Bluffs Warehouse company. The suit was on promissory notes, with $10,000 being involved. Mr. Robinson said the Court ordered the notes cancelled and returned to the White Bluffs Warehouse company. The case was tried by a jury.
“The Court ordered the notes cancelled and returned to the White Bluffs Warehouse company.”
The economic survival of small agricultural towns often hinged on the success or failure of their local warehouses and cooperatives. This victory was a significant relief for the local economy, avoiding a massive drain on the town's capital.
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