SEATTLE-FIRST NAT'L BANK v. EARL

No. 1360-3.

17 Wn. App. 830 (1977)

565 P.2d 1215

SEATTLE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Appellant, v. KEN EARL, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

June 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Derham and Davis, Wright, Todd, Riese & Jones, for appellant.

Ken Earl, pro se, Douglas Earl, Ries & Kenison, Ralph Kenison, Shine, Rein, Stiles, Cathcart & Urquhart, Patrick K. Shine, and John D. Urquhart, Jr., for respondents.


MUNSON, C.J.

What effect is to be given a rental escalation clause contained in a long-term lease where the index necessary to effectuate the escalation is nonexistent? The trial court held that the escalation clause was without effect and the trial court could not rewrite an unambiguous contract, except to the extent that the parties' subsequent conduct evidenced an agreement to escalate the rent an additional $52.50 per month. The Seattle-First National Bank, as...

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