NORDSTROM, INC. v. TAMPOURLOS

No. 52717-2.

107 Wn.2d 735 (1987)

733 P.2d 208

NORDSTROM, INC., Petitioner, v. G. JAMES TAMPOURLOS, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 26, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, by John R. Tomlinson and Rudy A. Englund, for petitioner.

Robert J. Hall and William S. Bryan, for respondents.


DORE, J.

We are asked to decide whether a trade name infringement constitutes a Consumer Protection Act violation justifying the award of attorney fees and expenses. We hold that it does, and reverse the Court of Appeals decision denying Nordstrom reasonable attorney fees.

FACTS

The pertinent facts of this case are basically undisputed. Nordstrom and Tampourlos had an agreement for a number of years in which Tampourlos would operate a beauty salon...

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