Legal Opinion
Malted Mousse, Inc. v. Steinmetz
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 23, 2002No. 27170-2-IIPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quinn-Brintnall, A.C.J.
Michael Steinmetz started to purchase espresso equipment and training from Malted Mousse, Inc. (MM). Steinmetz gave MM a $5,000 deposit, but stopped payment on his check. MM sued. The case went to arbitration and the arbitrator found for Steinmetz. Steinmetz timely requested attorney fees, but the arbitrator purported to declare the small claims attorney fee statute, RCW 4.84.250,1 unconstitutional and denied Steinmetz’s fee request.
Steinmetz timely appealed to Pierce County Superior Court for a trial de novo on the attorney fees issue only. The superior court,…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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