Legal Opinion

Showalter v. Spangle

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 13, 1916No. 13478PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered November 26, 1915, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to quiet title, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.

Action to quiet title to real estate. The facts are as follows: Plaintiff is the son of Mrs. Sarah Jane Sho*327waiter. Mrs. Showalter and defendant Mrs. Mary Alma Spangle are sisters. They are the only heirs of George W. and Marcella E. Cook. About 1883, George W. Cook acquired title to two and one-half lots and Marcella E. Cook acquired title to another two and one-half lots in the town of Cheney, Washington. In 1888, through the medium of trustees, the property standing in his name was deeded to her, thus vesting in her the record title to all of the property. The Cooks resided upon the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Wilson v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Sloan v. WestWashington Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Fain v. SmithOregon Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Shults v. ShultsIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Helsabeck v. . DoubSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Diel v. BeekmanCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1972
  2. Blankenship v. MyersIdaho Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Mauch v. KisslingCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1989
  4. Griffin v. LearWashington Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Meyer v. CampionWashington Supreme Court · 1922

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