Hawkes v. Hoffman
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Shackleford, J., entered August IT, 1909, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action upon a party wall agreement, after a trial before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
On May 20, 1890, the respondent owned lot 20, in block 1104, in the city of Tacoma, and the Tacoma Land Company, a corporation, owned the adjoining lot, numbered 21, in the same block. The parties on that day entered into an agreement in writing, duly acknowledged, by the terms of which the respondent agreed to erect a party wall, according to certain specified dimensions and out of certain specified materials, one-half upon his own lot and one-half upon the lot of the Tacoma Land Company. The agreement contained the following clauses:
“Third. The party of the first part [the respondent in…
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