Pacific Gamble Robinson Co. v. Lapp

(dissenting) — This case considers the remedy available under Washington law for a creditor of a married person who has signed a promissory note for payment of a debt incurred for the sole benefit of his noncom-munity property. The trial court reached the correct result in refusing to hold the Lapp marital community liable on this note signed only by Mr. Lapp in Colorado with respect to and for the benefit of his noncommunity property. I therefore must dissent from the majority's reversal of the Court of Appeals decision upholding the trial court's dismissal of Pacific Gamble's claim against…