Richards v. Pacific National Bank

Pacific National Bank of Washington and John F. Hansler, coexecutors of the estate of Ben B. Cheney, deceased, have appealed from an adverse judgment of $75,075 entered against the estate in favor of plaintiff, the Richards partnership, for photographic services performed by the Richards partnership over an approximate 25-year period prior to Mr. Ben Cheney’s death.

From the 11-thousand-page record, plus over 200 exhibits introduced during the 3-week trial in this case, defendant has produced 17 assignments of error. The primary issues raised are whether an implied contract for continuous…