Shank v. Wilson
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered June 18, 1903, denying a petition-of collateral heirs to vacate and set aside a final order of distribution in favor of the widow of deceased, after a trial upon the merits before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
Edwin B. Shank died intestate, leaving property of the value of about $11,000, which property was distributed to respondent, his widow, by the decree of final distribution. Appellants, who are heirs of the deceased, petitioned to set aside the final decree, and asked that one-half of the property be distributed to them, for the reason that it was acquired by deceased before his marriage to respondent on June 4, 1900, and was his separate property. All the facts set forth in the petition as grounds for opening the decree of distribution were admitted, but the date of the marriage was…
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