Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Velikanje
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 16, 1970No. 50-40452-3PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
Plaintiff, Maria Lucas, appeals from an order granting a partial summary judgment and from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of defendant, E. Frederick Velikanje, in an action for malpractice.
On April 24, 1957, plaintiff married Paul Lucas; they lived near Yakima. Both owned substantial properties and had children by prior marriages. They executed an ante-nuptial agreement providing essentially that upon the death of either the survivor would not share in the other’s estate, except plaintiff was to receive $500.
On August 16, 1964, Paul Lucas was hospitalized in Seattle because of…
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