Schurra v. Buffalo-Pitts Co.

Citations

• 44 Wash. 693
• 87 P. 945
• 1906 Wash. LEXIS 902

Syllabus

<p>Contracts — Construction—Principal and Agent — Duration op Agreement — Question for Jury. In an action by an agent for commissions for sales made in January, 1902, under a contract “for season of 1901,” wherein the principal agreed to furnish machines for all sales made “prior to November 1st, 1901,” the duration of the contract, or whether it was extended, was properly submitted to the jury, where there was evidence of letters, acceptance of sales, and . appropriation by defendant of the proceeds, justifying a finding that the contract was extended; as employment after expiration of the term is presumed to continue at the original rate and not upon a quantum memit.</p>