Legal Opinion
Katterhagen v. Meister
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 22, 1913No. 10949PublishedCited by 56 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Prater, J., entered June 5, 1912, upon findings in favor of the defendants, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action by heirs contesting a decree of distribution.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
The principal question involved in this appeal is whether certain real property acquired after marriage was the separate property of the husband or the community property of the marriage entity. Touching this question, the court found as its third finding:
“That the said George Meister and Mary Meister, intestate, acquired after said marriage the following described property, to wit: Tract No. fourteen (14) in block B, plat of Julius Horton’s Tracts, King county, Washington. The north forty (40) feet of lot thirteen (13), in block B, plat of Julius Horton’s Tracts, described as follows:…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Guye v. GuyeWashington Supreme Court · 1911
- Yesler v. HochstettlerWashington Supreme Court · 1892
- Schuyler v. BroughtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- Dobbins v. Dexter Horton & Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. LeeWashington Supreme Court · 1910
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3Cited by56 opinions
- In Re Binge's EstateWashington Supreme Court · 1940
- Brown v. ScofieldWashington Supreme Court · 1923
- Jacobs v. HoittWashington Supreme Court · 1922
- Finn v. FinnWashington Supreme Court · 1919
- In Re the Estate of WitteWashington Supreme Court · 1944
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