Legal Opinion

Zachman v. Whirlpool Acceptance Corp.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 12, 1993No. 58059-6Published

1Dissent

*320Guy, J.

(dissenting) — The majority holds that the agreements the Zachmans and Crosslers signed with Whirlpool are not valid revolving charge agreements under the terms of the retail installment sales act (RISA). I disagree.

The majority's principal reason for its holding is what it calls a "definitional problem" with recognizing the Whirlpool agreements as revolving charge agreements. Majority opinion, at 311. According to the majority, the statutory definition of a revolving charge agreement in RCW 63.14.010(10) requires that such agreements be between a retail buyer and a retad seller. The…

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Walton v. SeversonWashington Supreme Court · 1983

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