Butters v. Oles

Citations

• 124 Wash. 380
• 214 P. 629
• 1923 Wash. LEXIS 897

Syllabus

<p>Pleading (28) — Complaint—Separate Causes oe Action. In an action upon an assigned account, the complaint states hut a single cause of action, notwithstanding in addition to alleging the assignment to plaintiff and defendant’s acceptance thereof, it further states that, at the time of the acceptance, defendant represented to plaintiff that it was indebted to the assignor in more than the amount of the account assigned, and that plaintiff relied thereon; and defendant is estopped to dispute the same.</p> <p>Estoppel (45) — Representations. Where, on accepting an assignment of an account, the debtor represented to the assignee that it was indebted to the assignor in more than the amount of the account assigned, the debtor is estopped to dispute the fact, in an action brought upon the assigned account.</p>