Swafford v. Carnation Lumber & Shingle Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered June 4, 1918, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action was brought to recover one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three dollars, alleged to be due for services rendered to the defendants under a contract of hiring. The defendants, for answer to the complaint, denied the alleged contract and *306claimed that the services were performed under a joint venture; that the plaintiff had been paid in full and had signed a receipt acknowledging satisfaction. The plaintiff, for reply, denied having executed such receipt, alleging that, if he signed such receipt, the signature was procured by fraud. On these issues the case was tried to the court…
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