Legal Opinion
Christgard, Inc. v. Christensen
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 20, 1981No. 9353-3-IPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJames, C.J.
Defendant Alvin Christensen appeals a judgment in favor of plaintiff Earl Gardinier in his action alleging violations of The Securities Act of Washington, RCW 21.20. We affirm.
Christensen, an inventor who developed a portable sawmill which he claimed to be superior to other sawmills on the market, placed the following advertisement in the December 28, 1977, edition of the Tacoma News Tribune: "High profit sawmill manufacturing business, will consider selling 49% to one or more partners. Consider working or silent partners. A. A. Christensen ..." Exhibit 1.
Earl Gardinier, a man inexperienced…
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