STANARD v. BOLIN

No. 44544.

88 Wn.2d 614 (1977)

565 P.2d 94

L.L. STANARD, Appellant, v. RAYMOND J. BOLIN, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack H.H. Dibblee, for appellant.

Delay, Curran & Boling, J. Donald Curran, Va Lena Scarpelli Curran, and Martin L. Salina, for respondent.


HAMILTON, J.

This appeal presents the question of whether the common-law action for breach of promise to marry should be abolished. The trial court concluded that the action was contrary to public policy and dismissed the plaintiff's (appellant's) complaint with prejudice under CR 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We accepted review and conclude that the action is not contrary to public policy.

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