Legal Opinion

Curtis v. Curtis

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 1, 1907No. 6768PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Black, J., entered January 3, 1907, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, modifying a decree of divorce and awarding to a mother the custody of a minor child.

1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.

On May 24, 1906, in an action pending in the superior court of Snohomish county, between the respondent and the appellant Frank M. Curtis, for a divorce, the court entered a decree divorcing the parties and awarding the care and custody of their minor son, then of the age of four and one-half years, to the appellant Clara Maltby, further decreeing that the appellant Curtis pay to Mrs. Maltby the sum of $15 per month for the maintenance of the child. On October 23 thereafter, the respondent petitioned the court for a modification of the decree to the effect that the child be taken from the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Koontz v. KoontzWashington Supreme Court · 1901

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Allen v. AllenWashington Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Potter v. PotterWashington Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Pierce v. PierceWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  4. State ex rel. Fent v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Ustler v. UstlerWashington Supreme Court · 1924

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