Hammond v. Hillman
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Myers, J., entered May IS, 1912, granting a new trial, after the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, C. J.
This action was commenced by J. M. Hammond and F. E. Hammond, copartners as Hammond & Hammond, against C. D. Hillman and American Investment & Improvement Company, a corporation, to recover $S0,000 for attorneys’ fees. A verdict for $10,000 was returned in their favor against the American Investment & Improvement Company. The defendant corporation thereupon moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and also for a new trial upon all statutory grounds. The trial judge denied the motion for judgment, but announced that, unless plaintiffs would accept a judgment for $8,000, a new trial…
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