Bogart v. Pitchless Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Clarice county, McMaster, J., entered March 4, 1912, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the breach of a contract.
Defendant was the owner of a certain body of saw timber, and plaintiff engaged to remove it. It is unnecessary to go into the detail of the contract. Plaintiff entered upon the performance of his undertaking, but was ordered by the defendant to cease work pending a season of possible high water in the Columbia river.
Thereafter and after all danger from high water had passed, defendant notified plaintiff it would not log its timber. Plaintiff was at all times ready and willing to perform, but performance was refused…
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