Bradford-Kennedy Co. v. Buchanan

Citations

• 100 Wash. 466
• 171 P. 228
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 1234

Syllabus

<p>Bailment—Mandataby—Liability—Measube—Gboss Negligence. A mandatary under a gratuitous bailment intrusted with money to buy logs who honestly misconceived his instructions, is not held to a strict accountability, but is liable only for such damage as actually occurred and only for his own gross negligence.</p> <p>Same—Evidence—Sufficiency. In such a case, liability is not sustained where the evidence showed he profited nothing and the money was not converted, but was at once devoted to the purchase of logs and the payment of claims necessary to keep the company in operation, and any negligence in the matter must be attributed to the president of the shingle company who had complete control of its affairs.</p>