Buffington v. Henton

Citations

• 70 Wash. 44
• 126 P. 58
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 996

Syllabus

<p>Contracts — Construction—Breach. Under a contract whereby the plaintiffs agreed to dig a well at a specified price per foot and the defendants to furnish the necessary casing the plaintiffs are entitled to the agreed compensation if the defendants, within a reasonable time after demand, refused to furnish the casing reasonably necessary for the prosecution of the work.</p> <p>Triad — Province of Court and Jury — Construction of Contract —Verdict. Where the only dispute between parties to a written contract for digging a well was as to who breached the contract, resulting in a discontinuance of the work, and the jury found that the defendant was in default, the court may, upon a general verdict for the plaintiff, enter judgment for the proper amount, where it was a mere matter of computation.</p>