Owen v. Casey

Citations

• 48 Wash. 673
• 94 P. 473
• 1908 Wash. LEXIS 940

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Record—Statement of Facts — Time for Filing. A statement of facts, not filed within the ninety days prescribed by Bal. Code, § 5062, will be struck out, as the time cannot be extended beyond that period.</p> <p>Agriculture — Liens—Defenses'—Pleading. In an action to foreclose a lien for labor in clearing land, a counterclaim for damages by reason of failure to complete the work in time for the crop of 1906' is demurrable, when the contract did not require the work to be done within that time.</p> <p>Arbitration and Award — Pleading—Sufficiency. An affirmative defense of settlement by arbitration is demurrable where it fails to allege any written agreement for arbitration, the filing of any award, or any approval of the same by the court.</p> <p>Agriculture — Liens—Leasehold Interest. A lien for labor in clearing land attaches against a leasehold estate.</p>