State v. A.N.W. Seed Corp.

The primary question is whether the court erred in granting a judgment for more than the proceeds realized by the State at the two sheriff's sales conducted while the default judgment was on appeal.

In 1982 Lyle Kilthau, a Yakima Valley farmer, established A.N.W. Seed Corporation for the purpose of selling Jerusalem artichoke seed tubers to farmers in central Washington. On January 11, 1985, the State of Washington commenced this action under the Consumer Protection Act alleging that A.N.W. Seed in its promotional advertising misrepresented several material facts relating to the growing and…