Dempsey v. Dempsey
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Mitchell, J., entered August 2, 1910, upon findings in favor of the defendant, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to quiet title.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Patrick Dempsey married respondent on February 17, 1908. They lived together until the time of his death, which occurred on October 27, 1908. Patrick Dempsey, so far as the testimony shows, had but little available property, although he was the owner of an undivided interest in 320 acres of land situate in Thurston county, yielding a rental return of $35 or $10 a month, all of which was used by him with the consent of his cotenants, two sons by a former marriage, one of whom is the appellant. In June, 1908, appellant gave Patrick Dempsey $510. The purpose of this advance was to enable the…
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