Squire v. Greer
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, Pierce County. Action by George H. Greer against William Bquire to quiet title to certain lands in Pierce county, Washington. Trial by tbe court, which made certain findings of fact and conclusions of law, on which judgment was rendered for plaintiff. The findings having been lost, both parties agreed upon a copy thereof, wbicb was duly substituted and filed by order of tbe court.
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Appeal from Superior Court, Pierce County. Action by George H. Greer against William Bquire to quiet title to certain lands in Pierce county, Washington. Trial by tbe court, which made certain findings of fact and conclusions of law, on which judgment was rendered for plaintiff. The findings having been lost, both parties agreed upon a copy thereof, wbicb was duly substituted and filed by order of tbe court. The following are the findings and conclusions of law, to wit: “First: That on tbe 10th day of October, 1882, the said plaintiff was the owner in possession of the southwest quarter of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dunbar, J.
— We do not think that the point raised in appellee’s brief, that the statement of facts was misleading, or not understood by the court, is well taken. The record shows that the statement of facts was agreed upon, and regularly signed, by the attorneys of both parties to the action, and certified to by the judge; and that the statement of facts presented here was by the order of the court substituted for the original statement of facts, which had been lost. Nor do we think that the decisions cited by appelleé, to wit, Mulkey v. McGrew, 2…
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