Arthur & Co. v. Burke
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered March 21, 1914, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This action was commenced on March 21,1912, upon three promissory notes, executed and delivered by the defendant to the plaintiff, dated February 15, 1901, at Portland, Oregon, for $200 each, and payable in two, four and six months, respectively. The plaintiff alleged the payment on March 21,1906, of $27.21 on. each note. The defendant in his answer alleged the execution and delivery of the notes at Spokane, Washington, denied the partial payments, and set up affirmatively the bar of the statute of limitations.
The evidence was conflicting. It is undisputed, however, that, for some time prior…
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