Legal Opinion

Kane v. Dawson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 1909No. 7843PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered October 17, 1908, upon granting a nonsuit, after a trial before the court without a jury, dismissing an action on contract.

1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover a real estate commission on a contract whereby defendants made him their agent to find a purchaser for certain property owned by them. The contract was entered into on November 5, 1906, and expired November 25 following. After that day the time limit' was extended until December 5. The contract is set out in full in the case of Littlefield v. Dawson, 47 Wash. 644, 92 Pac. 428. This case was tried by the court without a jury. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, the court sustained a motion for nonsuit, and plaintiff has appealed.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Littlefield v. DawsonWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Foster v. TaylorWashington Supreme Court · 1906

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Thornton v. DowWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Koller v. FlerchingerWashington Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Shafer v. United States Casualty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Brackett v. SchaferWashington Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Kanton v. KellyWashington Supreme Court · 1911

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