Legal Opinion
Swartswood v. Naslin
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 1910No. 8540PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered November 5, 1909, dismissing an action to recover a broker’s commission, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal after sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
Section 1 of the Act of March 8, 1905, Laws of 1905, p. 110 (Rem. & Bal. Code, § 5289), provides that,
“In the following cases, specified in this section, any agreement, contract and promise shall be void, unless such agreement, contract or promise or some note or memorandum thereof, be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or by some person thereunto by him lawfully authorized, that is to say: . . . (5) An agreement authorizing or employing an agent or broker to sell or purchase…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Grafton v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Muir v. KaneWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Keith v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1907
- Forland v. BoyumWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Foote v. RobbinsWashington Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cushing v. Monarch Timber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
- Goodrich v. RogersWashington Supreme Court · 1913
- Levold v. PedersonWashington Supreme Court · 1924
- Modern Irrigation & Land Co. v. NeelyWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Barnes v. PatrickWashington Supreme Court · 1934
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