Kim v. Moffett

¶1 Chul Mo Kim contracted with an Olympia architect for professional services to facilitate the development of California properties that were owned at different times by Kim, and then his sons, in various partnerships. When Kim, and then the sons, sued the architect, alleging breach of contract, the trial court dismissed the claims, ruling that the plaintiffs were not real parties in interest and that an undisclosed principal may not enforce a personal services contract. Only the Kim children appeal. At issue on appeal is the propriety of those dismissals. We hold that as a party to a…