Hutchinson v. Wilson

Citations

• 54 Wash. 410
• 103 P. 474
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 1008

Syllabus

<p>Forcible Entry and Detainer — Equitable Defenses. In forcible entry and detainer, where defendant admits the lease, default, and notice to quit, equitable defenses, offsets, and counterclaims are not available.</p> <p>Same — Fraud—Effect of Admitting Complaint. In forcible entry and detainer, the defendant cannot interpose, as a legal defense, the fact that the lease was void for fraud, entitling him to retain possession until reimbursed for his losses.</p> <p>Same — Surrender of Premises to Third Person. In forcible entry and detainer, the defendant cannot change the action to one of debt by surrendering the premises to a third person after the commencement of the action.</p>