Tacoma Hollywood Co. v. Robbins

Under date of December 15, 1927, twenty-one acres of land in Pierce county were conveyed by warranty deed to R. B. Robbins and Doctor Christian J. Brobeck. They took possession of the property and improved it. After the improvements were made, and on or about July 7, 1928, they organized the Tacoma Hollywood Company, a corporation, each party subscribing to one-half of the capital stock of the corporation. The corporation used the land as a chicken ranch until the summer of 1929. Doctor Brobeck and his wife died in the early part of 1929, and the National Bank of Tacoma was appointed and…