E. R. Butterworth & Sons v. Teale
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered October 1, 1908, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
This action was brought to recover for services as undertaker in the burial of appellant’s husband. The complaint avers the services to have been performed “at the instance and request of defendant,” and that they “were of the reasonable and agreed value of $561.” The answer denied liability, and alleged the services to have been rendered at the request and upon the credit of a fraternal organization of which deceased was a member at the time of his death; which was denied. Upon these issues trial was had before the court without a jury, and the court found there was no express contract for…
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- O'Hagan v. Fraternal Aid UnionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1928
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