Spokane Union Stockyards Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Blake, J., entered May 31, 1918, upon findings in favor of the defendants, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
For some time prior to the 6th day of January, 1917, the defendant W. H. Ralph had been engaged in the business of buying and shipping cattle, through the Spokane Union Stockyards, Incorporated, at Spokane, Washington, under the name and style of the Ralph Commission Company.
*307To save the appellant from any loss by reason of advances made by it on account of the business of the defendant, it exacted a bond to save itself harmless in the event of the failure of the defendant to meet his obligations. The bond was executed by defendant, as principal, and the respondent, Maryland Casualty Company,…
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