Seattle Lighting Co. v. Hawley
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment, of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered January 5, 1909, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for damages to property from an explosion.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.
On the 8th day of February, 1907, the city of Seattle entered into a contract with Hawley & Lane to improve East Lake Avenue, from Almy street to Twelfth Avenue North, according to the plat on file in the office of the city engineer and the specifications and general stipulation attached to the contract. On the 19th day of March, 1907, Hawley & Lane assigned their contract with the city to Walter Webb, George Mead, and Neil McDonald. Under the terms of the original contract and under the terms of the assignment neither the city nor Hawley & Lane reserved any supervision over the work, except…
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