Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Stoops

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 3, 1922No. 16666PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Clarke county, Simpson, J., entered March 11, 1921, upon findings in favor of the defendants, upon the hearing of objections to the final account of an administrator.

1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.

— It is not necessary for a determination of this case to recite a rather complicated condition of affairs which involve the title to shares of the estate of the deceased parents of Louis and John Stoops. As a result of different transactions between the two brothers and conveyances from them to one another, and from them to their wives, the trial court found in favor of Ellen A. Stoops, the wife of John. These matters all presented disputed questions of fact, and our review of the testimony does not show us that it preponderates against the findings of the trial court, and we are satisfied…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Polk v. MartinWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  2. In re the Estate of DeckerWashington Supreme Court · 1919

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. French v. GabrielWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Malo v. AndersonWashington Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Casa Del Rey v. HartCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1982
  4. Estate of HookomCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1988
  5. Colby v. PhillipsWashington Supreme Court · 1948

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