McConaghy v. Clark
Citations
- 35 Wash. 689
- 77 P. 1084
- 1904 Wash. LEXIS 498
Syllabus
<p>Contracts — Validity — Construction — Carrying United States Mail — Substitution of Contractors — Consent and Approval of Government — Failure of Proof — Nonsuit. In an action for damages for breach of a contract to substitute the defendant for the plaintiff in a sub-contract for carrying the United States mail, a nonsuit is properly granted on the ground that the complaint fails to state sufficient facts, and that the proof was insufficient, where it is not alleged or proved that the original contractor consented to the substitution or that the postmaster general authorized and approved the same, it appearing from the contract that such consent and approval were necessary.</p>
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