Heath Northwest, Inc. v. Peterson

Barnett, J. †

— This action is on a written contract to recover rental payments for the lease of a sign.

Appellant (defendant) Charles C. Peterson, in the autumn of 1962, went into business as a machine tool distributor in the city of Seattle. Shortly thereafter he entered into negotiations with respondent Heath Northwest, Inc. (plaintiff), a corporation engaged in the business of fabricating, selling, and leasing signs. As a result of these negotiations, appellant executed an instrument wherein he agreed to make 36 monthly payments of $68 each for the “use” of a sign, which respondent…