Legal Opinion
Priestley v. Peterson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1944No. 29132PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeals, J.
The persons concerned in the operations which resulted in this litigation are:
Apex Gold Mines, Inc., a Washington corporation (herein referred to as Apex), having a capital stock of ten million shares, which in 1940 was the owner of a lease on a gold mine located in the Cascade mountain range, which lease at that time had approximately ten years to run.
William J. Priestley and Elna G. Priestley, who in 1937 were husband and wife, and who, October 29th of that year, entered into an agreement for the purpose of settling, as between themselves, their property rights. At the time of the making of…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Richardson v. . HughittNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Carboneau v. PetersonWashington Supreme Court · 1939
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Chicago, Vermilion & Wilmington Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1875
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3Cited by9 opinions
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