Haley v. Highland

— In deElche v. Jacobsen, 95 Wn.2d 237, 622 P.2d 835 (1980), and Keene v. Edie, 131 Wn.2d 822, 935 P.2d 588 (1997), we held that a tortfeasor’s one-half interest in community property, both personal and real, may be reached to satisfy a judgment for a separate tort committed during marriage. In this case we are asked to decide whether deElche and Keene should be extended to allow the use of a tortfeasor’s one-half interest in community personal property to satisfy a judgment based on a separate tort committed prior to marriage. We hold that these assets may be reached in the event a…