Peterkin
Peterkin v. Randolph Marketing Co.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Shaw, J.
In this action a judgment was entered upon the verdict of a jury for $1,740.60 in favor of plaintiff, from which defendant appeals.
Plaintiff sues for himself and as assignee of one Whiting, both of whom were owners of orange groves upon which, in the fall of 1917, there were crops of fruit ready for market. Defendant was a corporation engaged in the marketing of such fruit. The claims of plaintiff and his assignor, as appears from the complaint, are that they delivered their fruit to defendant for shipment upon an agreement by the latter whereby it guaranteed a price, f. o. b. at Anaheim, of a certain stipulated sum per packed 'box of oranges, less a certain sum for picking, packing and commission to be received by defendant; while, on the other hand, defendant asserted the fruit was consigned to it for marketing on a commission basis, without purchase or guaranty as to price at which it was to be sold.
The record is presented in a typewritten transcript, and counsel for both parties, recognizing the rule prescribed by section 953c of the Code of Civil Procedure, have printed in their briefs that portion of the record upon which they rely to sustain their respective…