Legal Opinion

Bowers v. Good

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 1909No. 7437PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered March 10, 1908, upon findings in favor of the defendants, after a trial before the court without a jury, in an action for damages for the breach of a contract to convey real estate.

1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.

In 1905 the appellant Elizabeth Bowers and the respondents, acting through their agent, one Julia A. Undei’wood, entered into an oral contract whereby the appellant agreed to buy, and the respondents agreed to sell, a certain tract of land, situated in King county, for a consideration of $700. At the time of making the contract, Mrs. Bowers paid upon the purchase price the sum of ten dollars. Mrs. Bowers and the agent, who seemed to have made the contract in the absence of third persons, disagree as to its precise terms, but it appears that Mrs. Bowers made small payments on the purchase…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Irwin v. HolbrookWashington Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Daly v. Everett Pulp & Paper Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Smith v. Michigan Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Barnes v. PackwoodWashington Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Davis v. Seattle National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Bacon v. GardnerWashington Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Hendricks v. HendricksWashington Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Short v. DollingWashington Supreme Court · 1934
  4. Nance v. WoodsWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  5. In Re the Revocation of the License of CampbellWashington Supreme Court · 1943

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