Dunham v. Citizens' Insurance
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Walla Walla county, Bfents, J., entered March 17, 1903, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, awarding plaintiffs the amount claimed under an equitable assignment of a loss on a fire insurance policy.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
On the 11th day of April, 1902, the defendant J. W. Powell entered into a contract with L. D. Pettit and wife to purchase a lot in the city of Walla Walla. The purchase price was $2,000, $200 of which was paid down, *207and the balance was to be paid in monthly installments of $15 each, beginning on December 1st of that year. A deed was executed by Pettit and wife, and placed in escrow to be delivered to Powell when the balance of the $2,000 was finally paid. Powell took immediate possession of the lot, and thereupon entered into a contract with one Fields, by which contract Fields agreed to…
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