Legal Opinion

Young v. Jones

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 24, 1913No. 10772PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered January 12, 1912, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for reformation.

1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.

This appeal presents the question of the right to reform a deed on the ground of mutual mistake.

The plaintiff Young brought an action against the defendants to foreclose a mortgage upon certain real estate, situated on Yashon Island, in King county, executed on September 10, 1904, by the defendants Jones and wife to the defendant Tonneson, for $900, and by Tonneson assigned to the plaintiff, and demanding personal judgment against Jones and wife. In 1908, Jones owned this property, and the defendant Lofgren owned certain real estate in Tacoma upon which there was a mortgage for $1,000. In…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Brun v. MannCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
  2. Elliott v. SackettSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. White v. BaileyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Depue v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Dennis v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Arnold v. MelaniWashington Supreme Court · 1968
  2. McKnight v. BasilidesWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Thorsteinson v. WatersWashington Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Carlson v. DruseWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Crodle v. DodgeWashington Supreme Court · 1917

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