Eves v. Roberts
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Asotin county, Miller, J., entered January 19, 1915, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action to quiet title, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
— Reuben H. Eves and his wife, Mary J. Eves, were the owners of a certain tract of land in Vineland, Asotin county, Washington. Mary Jane Eves died on or about October 19, 1904, leaving her surviving her husband and four children. Two of the children, Sherman W. Eves and Alvin L. Eves, were minors. On September 28, 1903, Mrs. Eves and her husband had mutual deeds drawn by a notary public. The form of the deeds was such that each conveyed to the other as if the grantor was the sole owner. There can be no question that the parties intended, at the time, to defeat the statute of wills and make…
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