UNDERWOOD v. STERNER

No. 36746.

63 Wn.2d 360 (1963)

387 P.2d 366

LUCY NADINE UNDERWOOD, Individually and as Executrix, Respondent, v. JOSEPH P. STERNER et al., Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

December 5, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monheimer, Schermer, Van Fredenberg & Smith, by John M. Schermer, for appellants.

Powell, Livengood, Dunlap & Silvernale, by Grant J. Silvernale, Jr., for respondent.


HILL, J.

This is an action for damages by the owner of a tract of land for the breach of a contract to purchase it. From a judgment of $50,000, with interest from the date of the breach of the contract, the defendant-purchaser appeals.

December 9, 1960, a fire destroyed a building on the tract which had been occupied by two tenants: P-X, a super-market, as sublessee of Highland Realty, Inc., and the Boeing Aircraft Company, as lessee. The owner gave notice...

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