Stewart v. Bank of Endicott
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Whitman county, McCroskey, J., entered February 26, 1914, dismissing an action to recover possession of personal property, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is an action to recover the possession of promissory notes, certificates of deposit, and money, amounting in the aggregate to more than $27,000. The defendants severally demurred to the complaint, for the reason that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The demurrers were sustained, and the plaintiffs electing to stand on their complaint, a judgment was entered dismissing the action. The plaintiffs appealed.
The alleged cause of action has its basis in a written instrument executed by the several appellants and one Alexander Stewart in his lifetime. The…
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