Gafford v. Globe Transfer & Storage Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered February 7, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is an action to recover damages flowing from an alleged breach of a contract of bailment. The plaintiff prevailed in the court below, and the defendant has appealed.
The admitted facts are, that the appellant was conducting a general storage and warehouse business, in the city of Seattle; that, on the 1st day of September, 1910, it received the respondent’s household furniture, goods, and effects in storage in its warehouse, and that they were subsequently damaged by fire on the first floor therein. The respondent offered evidence to the effect that there was an express oral *205contract that…
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- Hoxie v. Home InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1864
- Fairbanks, Morse & Co. v. BaskettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1903
- McCurdy v. Wallblom Furniture & Carpet Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Minor v. Edwads & PriceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1848
- Hamilton v. Home Fire InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
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