Canterbury Shores Associates v. Lakeshore Properties, Inc.

While this appeal was pending, Canterbury Shores Associates, a joint venture, succeeded to the interest of Verna E. Mercy, individually, and as coexecutor, and Frederick Mercy, Jr., coexecutor of the estate of Edgar B. Mercy. A motion to substitute Canterbury Shores Associates as plaintiff-respondent was granted. The opinion which follows is, however, written in the context of the Mercys as the plaintiffs below.

Edgewater Apartments and Canterbury Shores Apartments are large, adjacent, luxury apartment complexes located on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. The dispute which…