Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Holcomb v. Yakey

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 10, 1908No. 7164PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Application filed in the supreme court January 3, 1908, for a writ of mandamus to the Honorable John B. Yakey, judge of the superior court for King county, to compel the fixing of the amount of a supersedeas bond pending appeal from a decree of divorce.

1Per curiam

On the 2d day of December, 1907, a decree of divorce was entered in a certain action then pending in the superior court of King county, wherein Eva Holcomb was plaintiff and the relator herein was defendant. The decree disposed of the property rights of the parties and awarded to the plaintiff the sum of $50 per month alimony, and the care and custody of a minor child. On the 20th day of December, 1907, the defendant gave written notice of appeal from the decree, excepting that portion thereof awarding a divorce to the plaintiff, and that portion awarding certain personal property to the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State ex rel. German-American Safe Deposit & Savings Bank v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1895
  2. State ex rel. Denham v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Austin v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Cooper v. HindleyWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  3. State ex rel. Ward v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Wilkinson v. WilkinsonWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Morgan v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912

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