Legal Opinion

Thomson Estate v. Washington Investment Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 9, 1915No. 12257PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered January 5, 1914, denying the claim of a lessee against the receiver of an insolvent for -an amount paid for improvements, after a hearing before the court.

1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.

On December 13, 1911, the Washington Investment Company, a corporation, was lessee from the Col-man estate of certain premises in Seattle, King county, Washington. On said date, it executed a lease to the German-American Bank of Seattle, a corporation, for a term of years, to begin February 1, 1913. It was assumed that the room to be leased by the German-American Bank, which is the appel*327lant here, was unsanitary and not suitable for the purpose for which it was leased. The rent from January 1, 1913, graduated from $850 per month for the year 1913, to $1,000 per month for the year 1917, the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hardman Estate v. McNairWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Shigeta v. Gaffney Investment Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Income Properties Investment Corp. v. TrefethenWashington Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Bank of California v. Clear Lake Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1928
  3. Robinson v. WilsonWashington Supreme Court · 1918

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