State ex rel. Achey v. Creech
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, Chelialis County.—Hon. Charles ~W. Hodgdok, Judge. Action by tbe relator, as abandoned wife, to obtain a writ of mandate against defendant, as sheriff of Chehalis county, Washington, to compel him to release and set aside to her certain personal property used in farming and logging, and claimed as exempt under the statute.
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Appeal from Superior Court, Chelialis County.—Hon. Charles ~W. Hodgdok, Judge. Action by tbe relator, as abandoned wife, to obtain a writ of mandate against defendant, as sheriff of Chehalis county, Washington, to compel him to release and set aside to her certain personal property used in farming and logging, and claimed as exempt under the statute. The property claimed as exempt consisted of four dozen fowls, three cows, four steers, one calf, one bull, five grown swine with their small pigs, one span of horses, their harness and wagon for farm use, one saddle horse, logging tools and…
1Per curiam
We have examined the pleadings and the testimony in this case in detail, and are satisfied that the plaintiff was a proper party to the action, and had a right to bring the sarge. If she was an abandoned wife, she had a right to bring it and have the exemption set aside for the benefit of herself and family, and if she was not, in the absence of her husband, she had a right to select the property, *188and to have it exempted. The action also properly lies against the officer to compel the performance of this duty. We think the testimony fully justifies the findings of the court. Even if we were…
2Cited by6 opinions
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- Baker v. MaxwellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- State ex rel. Lewis v. HodgeWashington Supreme Court · 1916
- In re WillisDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1923
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