Pacific Gamble Robinson Co. v. Lapp

95 Wn.2d 341 (1980)

622 P.2d 850

PACIFIC GAMBLE ROBINSON CO., Petitioner,

v.

CONRAD C. LAPP, ET AL, Respondents.

No. 46837.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 31, 1980.

Ryan, Swanson, Hendel & Cleveland, by Morey G. Priest, for petitioner.

Bruce G. Hand, for respondents.

WILLIAMS, J.

In 1962, Conrad C. Lapp acquired 100 percent of the stock of the Joslyn Fruit Company (Joslyn), a Colorado corporation. In 1975, Conrad Lapp married his present wife, Laura D. Lapp, in Colorado, where both were residents. Under Colorado law, the stock of Joslyn remained Mr. Lapp's sole property, which he…