Legal Opinion

Merrill v. Caro Investment Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided October 14, 1912No. 10386PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered May 1, 1911, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract.

1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.

This action was commenced by George W. Merrill against Caro Investment Company, a corporation, to recover for automobile hire. From a verdict and judgment in plaintiff’s favor, the defendant has appealed.

Respondent, George W. Merrill, alleged that, at all times in the complaint mentioned, he was engaged in the business of keeping automobiles for hire, in the city of Spokane, under the firm name and style of George W. Merrill Automobile Company, but he did not allege or prove that he had filed a certificate in the office of the clerk of Spokane county, setting forth the designated name or…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hale v. City Cab, Carriage & Transfer Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Malfa v. CrispWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  3. A. E. Sutton & Co. v. Coast Trading Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Bowman v. HarrisonWashington Supreme Court · 1910

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Johnson v. PrinevilleOregon Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Tate v. Atlanta Oak Flooring Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1942
  3. Johnson v. Cass & EmersonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1917
  4. Laliberte v. WilkinsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1981
  5. McGillivray v. Columbia Salmon Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1919

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