LAUE v. ESTATE OF ELDER

No. 46098-6-I.

25 P.3d 1032 (2001)

106 Wash.App. 699

David P. LAUE, Appellant, v. ESTATE OF Keith A. ELDER, and Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered June 11, 2001.

Reconsideration Denied July 17, 2001.

As Amended August 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Lamar Pope, Seattle, for Appellant Laue.

Gary John Krohn, Robert A. McConnell, Lagerquist & McConnell, Inc., Ps., Seattle, for Respondent Estate of Keith Elder.

H. Lee Cook, Stewart Sokol & Gray, Llc, Portland, Or., for Respondent Hartford Casualty Insurance.


BECKER, A.C.J.

David Laue claims that the Estate of Keith Elder owes him money based on a partnership he and Elder allegedly formed in 1993, five years before Elder died. Most of Laue's evidence is inadmissible because of the deadman's statute, RCW 5.60.030. Also, Laue failed to timely serve Elder's Estate with notice of his partnership claims within the statute of limitations. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's grant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases