Peterson v. David

This is a consolidated case involving two actions seeking forfeiture of rights under real estate sales contracts. Mr. and Mrs. Max D. Hughes, the defendants who have appealed, argue that they were denied due process, in violation of art. 1, § 3, of the Washington Constitution, and the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution, by the proceedings below.

Dispute exists as to various facts of the procedural gymnastics involved; however, certain undisputed facts, ascertained with some difficulty from the briefs and the record, seem significant. In March 1963, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas…