Griffin v. Hart

Plaintiffs instituted this action to recover possession of certain property in Seattle and for back rent claimed to be due thereon from defendants. Plaintiffs alleged that, in September, 1941, Pattie Hart entered upon the property upon a promise to purchase it for sixteen hundred dollars cash and that, shortly subsequent to March, 1942, the parties orally agreed that Pattie Hart would keep the premises as a tenant for twenty dollars a month. There is a further allegation to the effect that Pattie Hart is indebted to plaintiffs for rent in the amount of $849.50 to and including the month of…