Gronning v. Elliott Bay Mill & Lumber Co.

Citations

• 61 Wash. 676
• 112 P. 937
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 1143

Syllabus

<p>Evidence — Parol Evidence — Receipt—Contract. A mere receipt for money paid is not a contract or conclusive, and parol evidence of overpayment is admissible without showing fraud, coercion or mutual mistake.</p> <p>Sales — Contracts—Evidence—Admissibility. Upon an issue as to the price of logs fixed by the contract of sale, evidence of the market value at the time of sale, and the cost of towing, delivery, etc., is admissible as tending to show the reasonableness and probability of the several contentions' of the parties; but evidence of the price paid on a specific sale a few days before is inadmissible.</p> <p>Same. Upon a contract to pay for logs certain prices for specified grades, entered into before the logs had been inspected, evidence of the quality or grade of the logs is inadmissible to show the improbability of the contract.</p>