Vehicle/Vessel, L.L.C. v. Whitman County

Whitman County entered into a sub-agency contract with Daniel Antoni (doing business as DRA Real Estate and Vehicle/Vessel, L.L.C.), who had been appointed by the Department of Licensing (DOL) as the County’s vehicle licensing agent. Later, Mr. Antoni submitted a conditional resignation, offering to resign his appointment on the condition that one of his employees was appointed the new subagent. The DOL appointed Golden Key Properties, L.L.C., as the successor subagent instead of Mr. Antoni’s recommended replacement. Consequently, Mr. Antoni withdrew his resignation.

The trial court, in…