Murkowski v. Murkowski
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Kauffman, J., entered June 22, 1910, in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to cancel a deed for fraud.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
In July, 1898, plaintiff and defendant Louis Murkowski, who will be hereafter referred to as the defendant, operated a blacksmith shop at Enumclaw, King county. Whether they were partners as asserted by plaintiff, or plaintiff was employed by the defendant upon a division of the earnings, is uncertain. About the time their relations began, plaintiff advanced the amount due upon a contract to purchase the three lots which were occupied by the blacksmith shop, and they became equal owners of the land. In the fall of 1907, plaintiff and his wife, the stepmother of defendant, had some trouble…
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