Legal Opinion
County of Island v. Babcock
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 4, 1897No. 2478PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from Superior Court, Eng County. — Hon. Thomas J. Humes, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Scott, C. J.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the breach of a contract in writing executed to the board of county commissioners'by the defendants, the body of which is as follows:
“ We, the undersigned, freeholders of said county and state, bind ourselves that in case block 23 in Thomas Coupe’s plat of Coupeville, Wash., is chosen by your hoi£orable body as a court-house site, that a good and sufficient warranty deed will be given to Island county for said block 23 without expense to the county.”
The complaint, in addition to certain…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Odineal v. BarryCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1852
- State Treasurer v. CrossSupreme Court of Vermont · 1837
- Thompson v. Board of SupervisorsIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
- Davis v. Board of Com'rs of Choctaw CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- County of San Bernardino v. Gate City Creamery Co.California Court of Appeal · 1930
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