J. F. Hart Lumber Co. v. Everett Land Co.

Citations

• 20 Wash. 71
• 54 P. 767
• 1898 Wash. LEXIS 466

Syllabus

<p>LANDLORD AND TENANT — LEASE — PAYMENT FOR IMPROVEMENTS — PLEADINGS-ALLEGATION OF VALUE.</p> <p>A stipulation in a lease that on its expiration the lessor will pay to the lessee the actual value of any wharf or dock placed in the river in front of the demised premises, hut will pay for no other improvements except the actual cost of making such dock or wharf, which shall he appraised by three persons, one appointed by each party, such two to select a third, contemplates payment of the value of the wharf at the expiration of the lease.</p> <p>In an action by a lessee to enforce an agreement by the lessor to pay the value at the expiration of the lease of a wharf erected by him, an averment “that the actual cost of making such a wharf was $2,745, said sum being the value thereof as contemplated by said contract,” is an insufficient allegation of value.</p>