Yarno v. Hedlund Box & Lumber Co.

— Plaintiff brought an action to recover upon a logging contract. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for $22,310. Upon appeal we held that, inasmuch as the sums of money due under the contract were not payable excepting at certain specified times, a judgment for the whole amount at the time of trial would be more valuable than the right to receive the money at a later period, and that therefore the amount of the judgment should be reduced. The opinion is found in Yarno v. Hedlund Box & Lumber Co., 129 Wash. 457, 225 Pac. 659, 227 Pac. 518, and the pertinent portion of the opinion is as…