Legal Opinion
Delbridge v. Beach
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 2, 1912No. 9731½PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gay, J., entered December 24, 1910, in favor of the defendants, in an action on contract, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is a suit to recover for services performed upon an oral contract. Demurrers were sustained to the complaint, and a judgment entered in favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs have appealed.
One of the appellants is an attorney at law. The contract relied upon for a recovery is set forth in paragraph 2 of the complaint, as follows:
“That about the 28th day of April, 1909, the defendant Alda I. Beach, entered into a formal oral agreement with the plaintiffs, whereby she employed them to investigate and if possible ascertain whether a certain will, executed by one Elizur Beach, shortly after…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Speck v. DausmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1879
- Wilde v. WildeNebraska Supreme Court · 1893
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3Cited by8 opinions
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