Goss v. Northern Pacific Hospital Ass'n

Citations

• 50 Wash. 236
• 96 P. 1078
• 1908 Wash. LEXIS 702

Syllabus

<p>Contracts — Construction—Subsequently Reducing to Writing —Effect. The fact that a contract for the construction of a building was not reduced to writing and signed until after the commencement of the work does not affect the writing as a controlling statement of the terms and conditions agreed upon, and the writing measures the rights of the parties.</p> <p>Same — Building Contracts — Stipulations — Remedy Provided— Exclusiveness. Where a building contract provided for its completion by the principal contractor within a certain date, and that, for any delay or default of any other contractor, additional time should be given for the completion of the building, the provision constitutes the principal contractor’s sole remedy; and he cannot recover damages from the owner resulting by reason of the delay or default of another contractor having the plumbing work.</p>