King v. Bighorn Golf Club CA4/1
In February 2015, under the terms of his membership agreement with the Bighorn Golf Club (Club), Robert L. King resigned from the Club and added his name to the Club's resale list with the intent to fully relinquish his membership once it was purchased. Later that year, the Club imposed an assessment of $75,000 on each club member, including King, to finance the construction of a new clubhouse. King objected to the assessment and eventually brought suit against the Club, one of its developers, Bighorn Development, LLC (Bighorn), and Bighorn's controlling member, R.D. Hubbard, alleging the assessment was unlawful. King then moved to disqualify the defendants' joint counsel, Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP (Cox Castle), based on his assertion that Cox Castle could not simultaneously represent the Club and Bighorn, whose interests King contended were adverse. The trial court denied the motion, concluding King lacked standing to seek disqualification of Cox Castle. We agree an
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