Berg v. Yakima Valley Canal Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Cross-appeals from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county, Grady, J., entered December 19, 1912, awarding damages to the plaintiff, in an action for breach of contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The purpose of this action was to recover damages alleged to be due to the negligence of the defendant in failing to properly maintain and keep in repair an irrigation ditch. The cause was tried to the court sitting without a jury. Judgment was entered for the plaintiff in the sum of $18,500. The defendant appeals.
The facts are substantially as follows: The defendant, Yakima Valley Canal Company, is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Washington. The object for which this corporation was formed, as set out in its articles, was to construct, maintain, and…
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