Jones v. Maes

Citations

• 76 Wash. 517
• 136 P. 680
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 1850

Syllabus

<p>Contracts — Consideration-—'Sufficiency • — ■ Gifts. Where it became necessary under tbe law to reduce tbe number of saloons by three, and three saloon keepers agreed not to apply or compete with tbe others for license renewals, in consideration of $500 to be paid to each, from a fund raised by tbe others, there was a valuable consideration for the agreement to pay; and one collecting the fund cannot claim that the transaction was an uncompleted gift.</p> <p>Money Received — Liability—Consideration. One who collects and receives a fund contributed by others to be paid to plaintiff for his own use and benefit, is liable for money had and received, without regard to the question of consideration for the fund.</p>