Legal Opinion
Tilden v. Pederson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 1915No. 12725PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered January 29, 1915, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action on contract, tried to the court and a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
On the 5th day of September, 1912, respondent, Hans Pederson, and It. C. Woods entered into a contract for the construction of a drainage ditch in Yakima county. In November, 1912, Pederson and Woods entered into a copartnership agreement for the purpose of carrying on the work. In general terms, it was agreed in the copartnership contract that Woods was to have active charge of the *255construction work, and that Pederson was to finance the proposition, and further:
“It is understood and agreed between the parties that all payments made under the contract hereinbefore mentioned shall be in…
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- Hogendobler v. LyonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1873
- Rice v. McMartinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
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