Calvin Philips & Co. v. Langlow
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered March 13, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
Respondent brought this action to recover upon a written contract for the payment of commissions in procuring a loan of $35,000 for the appellant Louis Lang-*386low. The defense was based upon two grounds: (1) that the application for the loan was a mere tentative inquiry as to the terms upon which a loan could be procured; and (2) that the loan was to be secured by mortgage upon community real estate, and that the contract to pay a commission upon the loan was made by Louis Langlow without knowledge or authority of his wife. The case was tried to the court and a jury. A verdict was returned in…
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