Stratford, Inc. v. Seattle Brewing & Malting Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Mackintosh, J., entered May 19, 1916, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action by a lessee to recover a deposit paid the lessor to be applied as rent upon premises leased for saloon purposes, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Holcomb, J. —
The one question for consideration on this appeal is whether the enactment by the people at the general election in 1914 of Initiative Measure No. 3, taking effect January 1, 1916 (Laws 1915, p. 2, § 1 et seq.; Rem. Code, § 6262-1 et seq.), rendered a certain lease for saloon purposes void. The lower court held it did.
The lease in question was originally executed on July 1, 1912, by appellant Sweeney to the firm of Deatkin & Goldie, for the premises at 910 Second avenue, in Seattle, for a term of four years, seven months and twenty-six days, with certain stipulated rentals and a…
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