Walla Walla Fire Insurance v. Spencer
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered July 3, 1908, upon findings in favor of the defendants, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to cancel promissory notes, and for damages.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Prior to January 26, 1907, defendant Charles H. Spencer was engaged in the insurance business in the city of Seattle, where he controlled and operated the Merchants Fire Association. About that time C. K. Holloway and others had organized the Walla Walla Fire Insurance Company, with its principal place of business at Walla Walla. The latter company was in need of a manager experienced in the promotion of new insurance companies. After some negotiations, extending over a period of some *370six weeks, appellant bought the business of the Merchants Fire Association, assumed its outstanding risks,…
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