Rusan's, Inc. v. State

The previous majority opinion in this case (reported in 77 W.D.2d 355, 462 P.2d 218 (1969)), does not properly resolve several significant aspects of this appeal. The end result is an erroneous interpretation of the provisions of subsection (2) of ROW 82.04.270.

Although the facts of this appeal are fully stated in the original majority opinion, a brief recapping here is useful to clarify the grounds for the present opinion. Rusan’s, Inc., is a Washington corporation which, during the times pertinent to this litigation, operated four women’s apparel stores in Spokane. Each store catered to the…