Legal Opinion

Gould v. Mutual Life Insurance

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided April 23, 1984No. 11463-8-IPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtScholfield, J.

Harriet M. Gould appeals a final judgment dismissing her complaint against Robert L. Israel and C. William Bailey, their wives and respective marital communities. We reverse.

Israel and Bailey brought a motion for judgment on the pleadings to dismiss Gould's complaint. They specifically alleged and rely on the provisions of CR 12(b)(6), which permits a party to move for dismissal of a claim against him for "failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted".

Because of the nature of the motion, we refer to the pertinent portions of Gould's "First Amended Complaint", wherein she alleges:

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Halvorson v. DahlWashington Supreme Court · 1978
  2. State v. Ralph Williams' North West Chrysler Plymouth, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Salois v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Corrigal v. Ball & Dodd Funeral Home, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Berge v. GortonWashington Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Tank v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Panag v. Farmers Ins. Co. of WashingtonWashington Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Harriet M. Gould, an Unremarried Widow v. Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. Escalante v. Sentry InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1987
  5. International Ultimate, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2004

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