Christensen v. Christgard, Inc.

Plaintiff Alvin A. Christensen appeals entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants Christgard, Inc., et al (Christgard), in an action seeking to invoke the protection of Washington's homestead statute, RCW 6.12, against defendants' claims arising from a prior judgment in their favor against Christensen. We affirm.

In March 1979, Christgard obtained a judgment for $19,500 against Christensen. This amount represented the purchase price of an interest in a "high-profit” sawmill manufacturing business advertised by Christensen and sold to Earl Gardinier in December 1977 to January 1978.…