Legal Opinion

International Contract Co. v. City of Seattle

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 11, 1913No. 10421PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered February 3, 1912,' upon findings in favor of the defendant, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action on contract.

1Opinion

On Rehearing.

2Per curiam

— The court has reconsidered the question discussed in the original opinion, 69 Wash. 390, 125 Pac. 152.

In the petition for rehearing it is insisted that the case of Sheafe v. Seattle, 18 Wash. 298, 51 Pac. 385, is controlling. That case as well as the case of German-American Sav. Bank v. Spokane, 17 Wash. 315, 49 Pac. 542, 38 L. R. A. 259, was overruled in Jurey v. Seattle, 50 Wash. 272, 97 Pac. 107. In the Jurey case and in Postel v. Seattle, 41 Wash. 432, 83 Pac. 1025, the court refused to qualify the words of the charter, “all claims for damages.” Seattle Charter, art. 4, §…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. German-American Savings Bank v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Postel v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Jurey v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1908
  4. International Contract Co. v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Hieber v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1913

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4Cited by17 opinions

  1. Kincaid v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Casassa v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Jorguson v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Puget Construction Co. v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Keesling v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1958

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