Legal Opinion
Warren, Little & Lund, Inc. v. Max J. Kuney Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 21, 1989No. 9566-5-IIIPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMunson, J.
Max J. Kuney Company (Kuney) appeals the trial court's order granting summary judgment to Warren, Little & Lund, Inc. (WL&L) on its subcontractor's claim for retainage withheld by the contractor, Kuney, and dismissing Kuney's counterclaim for breach of an unrelated contract. The issue is whether the trial court should have permitted Kuney to set off its unliquidated counterclaim against WL&L's liquidated claim. We affirm.
In October 1981, Kuney contracted with Yakima County for the construction of the Yakima County Jail. WL&L subcontracted with Kuney to perform certain mechanical work on the…
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- Warren, Little & Lund, Inc. v. Max J. Kuney Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1990