Conderback, Inc. v. Standard Oil Co.

Defendant Standard Oil Company of California (Standard) appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Conderback, Incorporated (Conderback) in the sum of $154,374.45 with interest and costs.

The action was brought to recover the balance allegedly due on a contract for the construction, designing, maintenance and dismantling of Standard’s exhibit at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962. There were two jury trials. On defendant’s motion, the cause first proceeded to trial on the issues raised by the separate defenses of account stated, accord and satisfaction and…