Ingebrigt v. Seattle Taxicab & Transfer Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered May 16, 1913, dismissing an action for damages, on withdrawing the case from the jury.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is an action for damages, (a) for a breach of contract, and (b) for the value of property obtained by duress. At the close of the plaintiff’s testimony, the court withdrew the case from the jury and entered a judgment in favor of the defendant. The appeal followed.
On the 23d day of September, 1912, the appellant was employed by the respondent for the period of one year under the terms of a written contract, whereby he agreed to furnish an assistant and a motor truck and devote them to the service of the respondent in the conduct of its baggage business, from seven a. m. to twelve o’clock…
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