Heaton v. Chitty

This action was brought by the plaintiff as trustee in bankruptcy to set aside a deed to block 4 of Galliher’s Addition to Olympia- and to compel the transfer of this property to the plaintiff. The cause came on for trial before the court without a jury, and at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, upon motion of the defendants, a judgment was entered dismissing the action, from which the plaintiff appeals.

To an understanding of the controversy, it will be necessary to detail the title of block 4 from the time it left John R. Dodge and wife until it was conveyed to Fred Chitty. August…