Legal Opinion
Searle v. Bird
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 26, 1916No. 13511PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered January 17, 1916, upon findings in favor of certain defendants, adjudging the rights of judg-' ment lien claimants to a fund deposited in court, in an action for specific performance.
1Opinion of the Court
Chadwick, J. —
The respondent Pacific Coast Pipe Company and the Snohomish Land Company are judgment creditors of John D. Bird and wife. At the time the judgments were obtained, plaintiff, F. P. Searle, had and held an option agreement to purchase certain lands. The material parts of the agreement are as follows:
“This agreement made and entered into this 10th day of June, 1914, by and between John D. Bird and Ida M. Bird, husband and wife, parties of the first part, and F. P. Searle, party of the second part, Witnesseth: That whereas the parties of the first part, have by deed dated June 5th,…
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