State Ex Rel. Gaupseth v. Superior Court

On August 14,1945, Kristine Gaupseth, the relator, was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce in cause No. 359244, in the superior court of the state of Washington in and for the county of King, entitled Kristine Gaupseth v. Sigurd Peter Gaupseth. The decree confirmed, ratified, and approved a written agreement previously made by the parties dividing their property. No appeal from the decree was taken, and no final decree has as yet been entered in the action.

On October 19,1945, Sigurd Peter Gaupseth, defendant in the cause, filed therein the following petition:

“Comes now the defendant in…