Quandt v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Morris, J., entered November 18, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action upon a sujiersedeas bond.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
This is an action to recover upon a supersedeas bond. In the year 1901, the plaintiffs, in an action brought for the purpose, obtained judgment against the defendant C. M. Smith, for the possession of certain premises in Seattle. Smith appealed from said judgment to this court, and gave a supersedeas bond with the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland as surety therein. The judgment was affirmed by this court. 28 Wash. 664, 69 Pac. 369. Pending the appeal, the possession of the premises remained in Smith, and plaintiffs, by reason of the supersedeas bond, were prevented from enforcing their…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cowles v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1903
- Quandt v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1902
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