Tucker v. Lowenthal
Tucker v. Lowenthal
Opinion of the Court
—This case involves a question of attorney’s fees.and costs. Appellant owned a mortgage upon property belonging to respondents, and, prior to the maturity of the debt, respondents forwarded to a bank in Tacoma the amount which they considered due, with directions to notify H W. Lueders, who had acted as attorney for the appellant in drawing the mortgage. Through an oversight the remittance was $10 short, but this was corrected and the full amount deposited before the loan became due. The body of the note does not contain any requirement as to the place of payment, but one of the notations on the corner is “At 408 Bk Cal Tacoma Wash,” which was the office address of Mr. Lueders. Mr. Lueders claimed a debt due him personally from the mortgagors, and he there
In our opinion, a proper tender was made in the first instance and respondents should not he held for more under the facts of this case.
The judgment appealed from is affirmed.
Parker, O. J., Holcomb, and Mackintosh, JJ., concur.
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