Michielli v. U. S. Mortgage Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs by the court sitting without a jury in an action for damages for the breach of several contracts and for defamation of business reputation.

The defendant, the U. S. Mortgage Company, was engaged in the mortgage and loan business in Spokane, Washington. In the prosecution of this business, the defendant financed the construction of residential housing. The plaintiffs, Joseph F. Michielli and Patrick Michielli, Jr., doing business as the Michielli Bros., were engaged in the business of constructing and selling homes in and…