Nelson & Castrup v. Culver
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered April 11, 1916, upon findings in favor of the defendants, dismissing an action to foreclose a mechanics’ lien, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Main, J. —
The purpose of this action was to foreclose a lien for the sum of $189.85, the balance due for material used in a dwelling house erected for the defendants. The plaintiffs were copartners, doing business under the name of Nelson & Castrup. One of the defenses interposed was that of equitable estoppel. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and resulted in a judgment dismissing the plaintiffs’ action and canceling and setting aside the lien. From this judgment, the plaintiffs appeal.
On the second day of December, 1914, the respondent B. W. Culver contracted with one Victor…
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