Washington Supreme Court December 13, 1920, No. 16067 (Southern Alaska Canning Co. v. Smith)

Tolman, J.

The plaintiff, appellant, brought suit upon a complaint the gist of which was that, by an agreement, partly oral and partly written, it sold to defendant a steamboat for $15,000; that he paid $14,500 when the boat was delivered to him; that he failed to pay the remaining $500, and prayed judgment for that amount.

The answer, after making certain denials, set up two affirmative defenses.