Osborne, Tremper & Co. v. King County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered February 4, 1913, upon findings in favor of the defendant, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff against King county to recover the sum of $22,495.30, with interest from February 8, 1908, for services performed under a contract with the river and harbor improvement commission of King county, the history of which is as follows: In May, 1907, a large number of property holders of King county filed a petition with the board of county commissioners of that county, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 236, Laws of 1907, p. 582 (Rem. & Bal. Code, § 8148 et seq.; P. C. 437 § 263), asking for the appointment of a river and harbor improvement commission.…
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