Legal Opinion
Seafirst Center Ltd. Partnership v. Erickson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 20, 1995No. 62011-3PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTalmadge, J.
The present case originates in the alleged breach of a lease by a law firm for space in the Columbia Seafirst Center in Seattle. The lessor sought damages for breach of the lease from the partners of the law firm. When all but one of the partners settled with the lessor and lessor reserved its right to proceed against the remaining nonsettling partner, the final nonsettling partner sought dismissal on the principle that the release of one partner from liability releases all partners from liability on the lease contract.
As Washington has observed inconsistent rules in its case law on the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Cartel Capital Corp. v. Fireco of New JerseySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Breen v. PeckSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Graham v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- Joseph Melnick Building & Loan Ass'n v. MelnickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Lugena v. HannaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Commercial Union Ins.Washington Supreme Court · 2001
- Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Commercial Union InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- Gildon v. Simon Property Group, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2006
- City of Seattle v. BlumeWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- City of Seattle v. BlumeWashington Supreme Court · 1997
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