Union Electric Co. v. Seattle Theatre Co.

Citations

• 18 Wash. 213
• 51 P. 367
• 1897 Wash. LEXIS 139

Syllabus

<p>EVIDENCE — BOOKS OF ACCOUNT — CONTRACT FOR LIGHTING PREMISES —LIGHT USED BY LESSEE — LIABILITY OF LESSOR.</p> <p>Books of account made up at the end of each month from data collected from various sources, and not from the personal knowledge of the person making the entries, are not admissible in evidence for the purpose of establishing an account charged up against defendant.</p> <p>Where the owner of' a building enters' into a contract for a term of years with a light company to furnish an electric current for lighting purposes, the fact that he subsequently leases the building to another, who uses the current supplied under said contract, will not affect the liability of the owner, unless there has been a new contract by novation entered into, or a release by the light company from the obligations of the original contract.</p>