Peterson v. Eritsland

Plaintiff (respondent) initiated this action against defendants (appellants), husband and wife, to enforce two contracts for the support of two illegitimate children. The trial court sustained the contracts and ordered payments in accord therewith. Defendants appeal. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In September, 1957, appellant Oscar Bernard Eritsland, a medical doctor, arrived in Seattle, Washington, to commence residency in a local hospital and establish a practice. His wife, appellant Amelia E. Eritsland, was to and did join him in the early part of October. In the interval, he…