Andrews v. Andrews
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Jurey, J., entered October 9, 1920, in favor of the defendant, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
A. D. Andrews brought this suit for the purpose of establishing and enforcing an alleged oral contract with his father, Joshua Andrews, to the effect that the latter would, by will or otherwise, at the time of his death, give to the plaintiff all property then owned by him. Upon a trial on the merits, the lower court dismissed the action, and the plaintiff has appealed.
The direct and surrounding facts are as follows: Joshua and Harriet Andrews were, respectively, the father and mother of the appellant, and lived in the city of Seattle, while the appellant with his family lived in West…
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