Legal Opinion
Hockley v. Hargitt
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1973No. 42638PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
On a September Sunday in 1971 the plaintiff not only bought himself a franchise but, as it turned out, he acquired a lawsuit of staggering complexity. After a single sales presentation, plaintiff agreed to pay $18,000 for a Tacoma franchise to provide the public with a total divorce service by providing legal and financing services. Within a few days he had paid the entire fee, including the delivery of $10,000 in cash.
Within a month, second thoughts — as well as substantial legal doubts — had set in and a flurry of legal activity began with plaintiff’s two lawsuits against 14 defendants.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Vasquez v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Keller v. KellerWashington Supreme Court · 1958
- Rice v. Snarlin, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- State ex rel. Thrash v. LambSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- Benitez v. AncianiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Fritz v. GortonWashington Supreme Court · 1974
- State v. Ralph Williams' North West Chrysler Plymouth, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1976
- Brown v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1980
- Campbell v. City of BellevueWashington Supreme Court · 1975
- Dix v. ICT Group, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2007
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