Hoffman v. McMullen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Oregon.
1Opinion of the Court
HAWLEY, District Judge.
This is a suit in equity brought by Jehu McMullen (plaintiff) against Lee Hoffman (defendant) for an accounting of the profits earned on a contract to construct a pipe line by which the city of Portland is supplied with water. Pending the suit, Lee Hoffman died, and the suit was revived against Julia E. Hoffman, executrix of the last will and testament of Lee Hoffman, deceased. The water committee representing the city of Portland having advertised for bids to construct the line, the original parties hereto entered into an agreement by which the defendant, Hoffman, bid…
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