Quinn v. Parke & Lacy Machinery Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, J.

On June 30, 1890, appellant entered into a written contract for the sale or lease of the machinery in controversy, with the firm of Humphrey & Hamilton. The following is the instrument executed:

“The Parke & Lacy Machinery Company, of Spokane Palls, lessors, hereby lease unto Humphrey & Hamilton, of Deer Park, Washington, lessee, the following property for the period of six (6) months from the 30th day of June, 1890: One Phoenix horizontal engine, class B, size 9-J-xl2, 2-i-inch steam pipe with bandwheel and flywheel of engine 1,231; one…