Legal Opinion

Oliver v. Polson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 9, 1919No. 15137PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Prater, J., entered September 24, 1918, requiring an election between causes' of action in plaintiff’s complaint.

1Opinion of the CourtMain, C. J.

This is an appeal from an order of the superior court requiring the plaintiffs to elect which of two causes of action they would go to trial upon. The amended complaint, which will be referred to as the complaint, contains two causes of action, separately stated. The defendants, believing that these two causes of action were inconsistent, moved the superior court to require the plaintiffs to elect. upon which of them they would proceed to trial. This motion was sustained, and an order entered requiring an election. Prom this order, the plaintiffs appeal.

The respondents move to dismiss the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Auwarter v. KrollWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Vaktaren Publishing Co. v. Pacific Tribune Publishing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Virtue v. StanleyWashington Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Whitehead v. StringerWashington Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Cook v. SaltzerIdaho Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Quient v. JenningsWashington Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Pelly v. BehnemanWashington Supreme Court · 1932

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