Bill v. Gattavara

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing an action for unjust enrichment. Although the parties to this action are two marital communities, we shall refer to them throughout this opinion as though the sole parties were the two husbands.

During the years 1939 to 1943, inclusive, Nick Bill owned certain real property near Issaquah. Immediately adjoining it was property owned by Gattavara. On January 1, 1939, Gattavara sold, by bill of sale, all timber on his property to Lee Garner. Under the terms of the sale, Garner was to deliver all logs cut from this property to the Issa-quah mill, for…