Legal Opinion

Cox v. Tompkinson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 19, 1905No. 5370PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from, a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered April 23, 1904, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, after a trial before the- court without a jury, in an action to quiet title.

1Opinion of the CourtEullerton, J.

This is an action to quiet title to certain lots and blocks in Muzzy’s addition to the city of Spokane. The facts shown by the record are, in substance, these: On November 15, 1880, one Ilirman Muzzy made a homestead entry on a certain quarter section of land, situate near the city of Spokane, and, together with his family, consisting of his wife and five children, took up his residence thereon. On January 6, 1886, Mrs. Muzzy died, leaving as one of the heirs at law the appellant Lucy Tompkinson. In the early part of the year following, Muzzy made final *73proofs on his homestead, and on June 2,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ahern v. AhernWashington Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust Co. v. PalmerWashington Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Cain v. FurlowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. McKnight v. BasilidesWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Graves v. GravesWashington Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Turk v. PageSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  4. Teynor v. HeibleWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Coffman-Dobson Bank & Trust Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1930

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