Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Springer

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 6, 1917No. 14091PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Edward H. Wright, J., entered December 16, 1916, in favor of a certain lien claimant, in an action to determine conflicting claims of creditors to the distributive share in real property inherited by a judgment debtor, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.

•— This is a controversy between creditors of Benjamin F. Springer, claiming liens upon his one-eleventh distributive share of the real property inherited by him from his brother, Amaziah Springer, deceased. The First National Bank of Crestline, Ohio, and the Kriell-French Piano Company claim first liens upon the property under a power of attorney executed by Benjamin F. Springer to William Monteith, which they claim became in effect an equitable assign*547ment of or mortgage upon the entire interest of Banj amin F. Springer in his deceased brother’s estate to secure the indebtedness owing by him…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Hossack v. GrahamWashington Supreme Court · 1898

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bryant v. BryantWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Redemptorist Fathers v. PurdyWashington Supreme Court · 1933
  3. Priestley v. PetersonWashington Supreme Court · 1944
  4. State v. WallaceWashington Supreme Court · 1982
  5. American Savings Bank & Trust Co. v. LawrenceWashington Supreme Court · 1921

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