PORTLAND ASS'N ETC. v. Earley

42 Wn.2d 273 (1953)

254 P.2d 758

PORTLAND ASSOCIATION OF CREDIT MEN, INC., Appellant,

v.

ROY T. EARLEY, Respondent.[1]

No. 32133.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

March 17, 1953.

Ned Hall, for appellant.

Henderson, Carnahan, Thompson & Gordon, for respondent.

WEAVER, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing plaintiff's action.

By reason of a contract made September 1, 1945, Roy T. Earley (defendant and respondent in this action) became indebted to George Haley. Shortly thereafter, Haley became insolvent. On February 12, 1946, Haley made a written common-law assignment for the…