WHITAKER v. SPIEGEL, INC.

No. 47087-1.

95 Wn.2d 661 (1981)

637 P.2d 235

GEORGE WHITAKER, ET AL, Respondents, v. SPIEGEL, INC., Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

As amended by order June 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George, Hull & Porter, P.S., by T. Dennis George and Laurie D. Kohli, for appellant.

Richard B. Price and Smith, Brucker, Winn & Ehlert, by Thomas H.S. Brucker, for respondents.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, Thomas L. Boeder, Senior Assistant, and Jon P. Ferguson, Assistant, amici curiae for respondents.


[As amended by order of the Supreme Court June 4, 1981.]

WILLIAMS, J.

This case presents the question whether appellant Spiegel, Inc., a corporation which is in the business of selling goods by mail throughout the United States, may charge Washington customers a service charge rate of 19.8 percent per year (1.65 percent per month) on retail purchases made under a revolving charge agreement. The trial court concluded...

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