Hanley v. Craven

This is an action to quiet title in certain lands in Thurston and Cuming Counties; to establish the ownership of certain fractional interests in the land; and to enter a decree of partition. The case involves the validity of certain quit claim deeds given pursuant to contracts for attorneys’ fees. Their validity in the first instance requires an answer to the question as to whether the remainder interest in the property vested at the time of the death of the testator in 1926, or at the death of the life tenant in 1974. The original action was filed September 19, 1974, more than 3 months prior…