Willett v. Janecke
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Humphries, J., entered November 14, 1914, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiffs, copartners engaged in the practice of law in Seattle, commenced this action in the superior court for King county, seeking recovery of compensation for legal services rendered by them to the defendant as receiver for the Angeles Brewing & Malting Company, an insolvent corporation. Trial before the court without a jury resulted in findings and judgment against the defendant personally, from which he has appealed to this court.
The undisputed facts, which we regard as determinative of the rights of the parties, may be summarized as follows: In April, 1910, appellant was, by the…
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