Legal Opinion
Young Men's Christian Ass'n v. Olds Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 1915No. 12228PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chelan county, Grimshaw, J., entered February 5, 1914, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on a subscription contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
Defendants, for and on behalf of appellant, The Olds Company, a corporation, signed and delivered to a solicitor raising a fund for the construction of a Young Men’s Christian Association building in Wenatchee, a subscription agreement in writing as follows:
“$35,000.00 Y. M. C. A. Building Fund.
“$250. Wenatchee, Wash., 5-27, 1910.
“For the purpose of purchasing a site and erecting a building for the proposed Wenatchee Young Men’s Christian Association, and in consideration of the gift of others, I hereby agree to give the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars *631on condition that at least $25,000 is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Strong v. EldridgeWashington Supreme Court · 1894
- Booker, Ex parteSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1857
- Paddock v. BartlettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Perkins v. BakrowMissouri Court of Appeals · 1891
3Cited by6 opinions
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