Paul v. City of Vancouver

Citations

• 89 Wash. 331
• 154 P. 453
• 1916 Wash. LEXIS 690

Syllabus

<p>Assignments — Equitable Assignments — Set-Off and Counterclaim — Assigned Claims. Where plaintiff undertook to complete a defaulted contract for a public improvement, and to pay all claims against the defaulting contractor, the city, upon paying such claims, becomes the owner thereof by equitable assignment, subject to all defenses, and may offset the payments against plaintiff’s action for-the balance due on the contract, where they were shown to be valid claims and plaintiff was not deprived of any defenses that might be made against them.</p>