Lichty v. Lewis
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington
A judgment in an action against a husband only, to determine adverso claims to land, is a bar to a subsequent action by such husband .and his wil'e against the plaintiff: in the former action, involving tlie same questions adjudicated in the first action, though the land is community property. This was an action of ejectment by Harvey M. Lichty a,nd wife against Joseph R. Lewis and wife. Heard on demurrer to answer.
1Opinion of the CourtHanford, District Judge
(orally). This is an action of ejectment by Harvey M. lichty and wife against the defendants, J. R. Lewis and wife, to de.termine adverse claims to real estafe situated in Yakima county, in this state. Plaintiffs claim a community property interest, which the defendants dispute. On that ground they seek a judgment establishing against the defendants the validity of their title and rights as cotenants. The answer coni aims a plea setting forth that in a suit between Joseph R. Lewis and Harvey M. Liehiv all the questions involved in this case were adjudicated by the superior court for Yakima…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Litchfield v. Goodnow's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Plumb v. Goodnow's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Lewis v. LichtyWashington Supreme Court · 1891
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Collum v. HerveySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
- Delacey v. Commercial Trust Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
- Lichty v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1896
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