Legal Opinion

Maxwell v. Harper

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1909No. 7342PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Columbia county, Miller, J., entered April 15, 1908, 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 CourtCrow, J.

— Action by Frank A. Maxwell and others against Dick Harper and Laura Harper, his wife, to cancel and set aside a deed to land in Columbia county, and to quiet title. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, the defendants have appealed.

The evidence shows, that one W. A. Maxwell, on October 22, 1906, executed a warranty deed for the land now in dispute, to the appellant Laura Harper, and delivered it to F. A. McMasters, cashier of the Dayton National Bank, of which he (Maxwell) was then president; that he had consulted with Mr. McMasters, who was an attorney, with a view to taking the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Bury v. YoungCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Rosseau v. . BleauNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  3. Ruiz v. DowCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Wilson v. CarricoIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Jackson ex dem. Ludlow v. MyersNew York Supreme Court · 1808

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Showalter v. SpangleWashington Supreme Court · 1916
  2. In Re Cunningham's EstateWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Cummings v. ShermanWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Holohan v. MelvilleWashington Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Olsson v. PiersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946

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