Legal Opinion
Kom v. Cody Detective Agency, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 5, 1913No. 11398PublishedCited by 25 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered April 7, 1913, in favor of plaintiff, upon sustaining a demurrer to the eomplaint, in an action on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Plaintiff purchased a part of the capital stock of the defendant under a contract to repurchase. The material parts of the contract follow:
“This agreement made and entered into on this 10th day -of December, A. D. 1912, by and between the Cody Detective Agency, Inc., party of the first part, and Fred S. Kom, party of the second part, Witnesseth: That the said party of the first part is an organized detective agency duly incorporated under the laws of the state of Washington, and doing a general criminal and civil detective business and being duly incorporated for the sum of ten thousand…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Porter v. Plymouth Gold Mining Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1904
- Hamor v. Taylor-Rice Engineering Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Delaware · 1897
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Mackall v. PocockSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
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- State Ex Rel. Howland v. Olympia Veneer Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1926
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