Pearson v. Puget Sound Machinery Depot
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Frater, J., entered December 23, 1916, in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to determine the validity of claims against a contractor’s bond, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action was brought by the respondent Pearson to require certain defendants, who were made parties, to establish their claims against a surety bond guaranteeing the construction of a building for the port of Seattle. The appellant, Puget Sound Machinery Depot, was made a party defendant in that action, and alleged, in substance, that it had furnished a boiler to be used in the construction of the building; that there was due upon the boiler something over $700; that, on June 12, 1915, it filed its claim against the bond; and it sought to have its claim against the bond established in this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Wheeler, Osgood Co. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
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