Legal Opinion
DeBenedictis v. Hagen
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 17, 1995No. 16803-1-IIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
After a bench trial, the trial court dismissed Vito D. DeBenedictis’ claims against James V. Ha-gen and James E. Novak. It also granted reasonable attorney fees to Novak. DeBenedictis appeals, and we affirm.
In 1988, Novak and Hagen were long-time friends. On November 6,1988, Novak agreed to lend Hagen $50,000. No-vak orally agreed to accept monthly payments and a 10 percent interest rate. Novak gave Hagen a check for $50,000, and Hagen gave Novak a written receipt.
Hagen made payments for 16 months. He stopped, however, in May 1990. At that time, he owed $44,320.02.
Novak believed that Hagen…
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