Hicks v. National Surety Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Kittitas county, Kauffman, J., entered December 16, 1907, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to foreclose a chattel mortgage. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
On the 3d day of July, 1906, the defendant Farrell entered into a contract with the Kittitas Oil & Gas Company, whereby he agreed to bore a well for the oil company to the depth of 1,600 feet, on or before August 1, 1907, for the consideration of $5,000, to be paid when the work was fully completed. To secure the faithful performance of this contract, and the return of any money that might be advanced thereunder, in case of failure to fully perform, the contractor gave a bond to the oil company in the penal sum of $5,000, which was executed by the intervener as surety. On the 25th day of…
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