Wagner v. Alderson
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered November 25,1914, in favor of the defendants, dismissing an action to foreclose a mortgage, after a trial to the court on the merits.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, C. J.
This appeal presents the question of the effect of a decree in probate as to the fact and time of death. The facts are these: In October, 1907, Frank Elsholtz, a bachelor, approximately sixty years of age, left Seattle, presumably for Oregon or California. The record is very meager as to the reasons for his departure, the only evidence being the statement of one witness that Elsholtz was seeking relief from asthma. So far as this record goes, he has not been heard from since. On April 21,1896, prior to an Alaska trip, Elsholtz executed a general power of attorney to one Seipman. He did not…
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