Legal Opinion
McConnell v. Gordon Construction Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 28, 1919No. 15171PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered March 20,1918, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action for damages for breach of contract.
1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.
The respondent, Gordon Construction Company, at Seattle, on November 3, 1909, wrote to the appellant at Denver, Colorado, a letter offering to construct for him a building substantially a reproduction of one then situated at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, in Seattle. This letter contained the following:
“We will furnish drawings and specifications by Harry Weatherwax . . . and furnish all material and labor and construct for you the ‘Monitor and Merrimac’ building, as per Weatherwax’s plans . . . We will build in a substantial and workmanlike manner the ‘Monitor and Merrimac’ building,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wright v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1915
- Huetter v. Warehouse & Realty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
- Ball v. BeaumontNebraska Supreme Court · 1901
3Cited by7 opinions
- Hoye v. Century Builders, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1958
- Ericksen v. Edmonds School District No. 15Washington Supreme Court · 1942
- Baerveldt & Honig Construction Co. v. SzombathySupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Rosell v. Silver Crest EnterprisesCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
- Phifer v. BurtonWashington Supreme Court · 1926
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