Legal Opinion
Duckworth v. Langland
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 23, 1998No. 40971-9-IPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.
— Ted Duckworth appeals the summary judgment dismissal of his claims for an accounting, share of profits and land conveyance from an alleged partnership with James and Lucille Langland dba LB Construction, and Langland Homes, Inc. (Langlands). Duckworth also appeals the trial court ruling excluding a pre-lawsuit letter from James Langland as a “settlement offer.” The Lang-lands cross-appeal the trial court’s order denying attorney fees for Duckworth’s lack of “substantial justification” in filing a lis pendens in connection with this case.
We affirm exclusion of the pre-lawsuit letter as a…
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