Legal Opinion

Ambrose v. Moore

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1907No. 6730PublishedCited by 46 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Black, J., entered December 7, 1906, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to decree an interest in real property and for the cancellation of a deed.

1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.

The complaint in this action alleges that the plaintiff, Domoniki Ambrose, and the defendant Augusta Ambrose Moore were husband and wife, on and prior to the 15th day of October, 1904, and were the owners and entitled to the possession of the premises now in controversy; that on the above date said defendant induced the plaintiff to execute a deed of said premises to the defendant Mary Ambrose; that it was then and there agreed that said deed should not be delivered to the grantee therein named, but should be placed in escrow in the possession of one Corwin L. Marsh, with instructions not to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. De Godey v. GodeyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1870
  2. Philbrick v. AndrewsWashington Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Biggi v. BiggiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Mabie v. WhittakerWashington Supreme Court · 1895

3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Taylor v. TaylorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Bernatavicius v. BernataviciusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
  3. Chase v. ChaseWashington Supreme Court · 1968
  4. McKnight v. BasilidesWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Mabry v. BairdSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950

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