American Savings Bank & Trust Co. v. Bremerton Gas Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Frater, J., entered November 29, 1916, upon separate verdicts of the jury rendered by direction of the court, in consolidated actions on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
These suits, three in number, were tried upon the same evidence and before the same jury, which was directed by the court to return separate verdicts for specific amounts against the defendants in each case. The gas companies defaulted. The Illinois Surety Company appeals. In the first case, the Bremerton Gas Company was sued upon its promissory note for $25,000 in favor of the respondent bank, and the surety company was sued upon its bond for $45,000 given to secure the indebtedness evidenced by the note. The second was against the same defendants and upon the same bond, the only difference…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Graffam v. BurgessSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Bjorklund v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1904
- Collins v. HoffmanWashington Supreme Court · 1911
- German-American Mercantile Bank v. Illinois Surety Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1917
- O'Hare v. DuckworthWashington Supreme Court · 1892
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