Campbell v. Campbell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

This appeal stems from a controversy over an alleged agreement to maintain equal ownership of the controlling stock of a corporation.

We shall state briefly the basic facts which are not in dispute.

The plaintiff and defendant are brothers. There are other nominal defendants but they may be ignored for the purpose of this opinion. In 1957 plaintiff and defendant were associated in the business of installing hydro heating equipment in Spokane, Washington. The plaintiff conceived the idea of a flexible metal hose coupling and fitting. The two…