Legal Opinion
Mottman Mercantile Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 4, 1940No. 27711PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This is an action for rent.
On March 29, 1929, George A. Mottman and wife leased a ground floor room in the Mottman building, a five-story structure in Seattle, to the Western Union Telegraph Company, for a period of ten years, beginning on April 1, 1929. The lessee occupied the prem ises as a branch office for the receipt and delivery of telegrams. In March, 1934, the lessors transferred their interest to The Mottman Mercantile Company.
On the evening of January 19, 1938, a fire broke out on the fifth floor of the building. The fire was confined to that floor, but the water used in…
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