Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Couch
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 9, 1986No. 7167-7-IIIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, C.J.
—Arthur Couch died June 13, 1984. His will was admitted to probate in Benton County. Reba L. Grady, who was not mentioned in the will, filed a petition for an order requiring the personal representative to set aside to her an intestate share of the estate on the basis she was a pretermitted heir. This petition was dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. CR 12(b)(6). The propriety of this dismissal presents the sole issue on appeal.
The record reveals the following facts. On July 14, 1940, the petitioner Reba L. Couch (now Grady) was born in Cookson, Cherokee…
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- Hope v. FennesseyWashington Supreme Court · 1948
- In Re the Adoption of HickeyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977
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