Cohn v. Knabb
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Kitsap county, French, J., entered April 27, 1918, upon findings in favor of the defendant, in an action for specific performance, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiff, Cohn, seeks specific performance of a contract made by the defendant, Knabb, for the sale of his business, fixtures, and stock of merchandise, situated in the city of Bremerton. The contract for the sale was made by one Gale, as agent for *364an undisclosed principal, the plaintiff claiming to be the principal and vendee for whom Gale was acting. Trial upon the merits in the superior court for Kit-sap county resulted in judgment denying to the plaintiff the relief prayed for, from which he has appealed to this court.
The contract, in so far as we need here notice its terms, reads as…
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