Legal Opinion
Fite v. Lee
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 22, 1974No. 974-2PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPearson, C.J.
Plaintiff Leslie R. Fite appeals from a judgment of dismissal of his suit claiming abuse of legal process, brought against his former wife Betty J. Fite and the attorneys Artrudoe L. Lee and Thomas C. Lowry, who had represented her in divorce proceedings in 1969.
The divorce decree, entered, on April 18, 1969, in Pierce County Superior Court, was affirmed on appeal to this court on December 2, 1970. Fite v. Fite, 3 Wn. App. 726, 479 P.2d 560 (1970). After both parties had filed notices of appeal from the settlement provisions of the decree, attorneys for the defendant Betty J. Fite caused…
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