Watt v. O'Brien
Citations
- 6 Wash. 415
- 33 P. 969
- 1893 Wash. LEXIS 310
Syllabus
<p>APPEAL — SETTLEMENT OF STATEMENT — DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGE.</p> <p>Where the judge of the superior court who tried a case has ceased to hold office, an appellant should give notice of the settlement of a statement of facts before the superior court of the county in which the case was tried, and if, when the matter comes on to be heard, it is ascertained that the judge of said court is disqualified from acting in the matter, it should be continued until a judge qualified to act is present. (Anders, J., dissents.)</p>
How courts have described this case
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- “Extracontractual damages are awarded when punitive damages are not, and are intended to cover reasonably foreseeable costs and expenses….”
- “The term ‘extracontractual damages’ refers to damages not justified under the terms of the contract . . . .”
- “Extracontractual damages . . . are intended to cover reasonably foreseeable costs and expenses, such as attorney’s fees.”
- “When an insurer denies a claim without an arguable basis, but the jury does not award punitive damages, extracontractual damages may provide an intermediate form of relief.”
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Judges: Hoyt
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