First National Bank v. Geske & Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered June 5, 1914, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action upon an assigned account, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an action by the assignee of a bill for a sale of lumber against the purchaser for the purchase price. Prior to July 26, 1914, the Farrell Lumber Company, a co-partnership, had a contract with the defendant, G. Geske & Company, a corporation, to furnish lumber for the construction of a bridge. On that day a car load of lumber was needed which the Farrell Lumber Company could not furnish at once. It therefore ordered the lumber from the Taylor Mill Company, a corporation, at the purchase price of $281.80, directing that it be delivered to the defendant. To hasten the matter, one…
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