Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Watson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 4, 1961No. 35411PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.

This case involves the interpretation, application, and constitutionality of Rule of Pleading, Practice and Procedure 37, RCW, Vol. 0, which designates consequences that may follow the refusal of a party or deponent to make discovery.

Defendants appeal from a money judgment in the sum of $9,025 entered against Emmett Watson and the marital community of Emmett Watson and Betty M. Watson, his wife.

Their assignments of error require review of an intermediate “Order on Contempt in Presence of Court,” entered February 10, 1959. Rules on Appeal 14, 17; RCW, Vol. O. The order recites that

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Windsor v. McVeighSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. Hovey v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Hammond Packing Co. v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  5. McVeigh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1871

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Smith v. Behr Process Corp.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2002
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  3. Associated Mortgage Investors v. G. P. Kent Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1976
  4. Cameron v. BooneWashington Supreme Court · 1963
  5. Sierra Life Insurance v. Magic Valley Newspapers, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1980

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