Legal Opinion

Harvey v. Pocock

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 29, 1916No. 13301PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Whitman county, McCroskey, J., entered December 24, 1915, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to recover an interest in the property of an estate.

1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.

The plaintiff seeks recovery from the estate of her deceased father, B. F. Harvey, the sum of $2,500, which she claims as the share of her deceased mother’s interest in the community property of her father and mother left in his possession undisposed of by the decree of divorce which dissolved their marriage. The defendant’s demurrer to the complaint being by the superior court sustained, and the plaintiff electing to stand upon her complaint and not plead further, judgment of dismissal was rendered against her, from which she has appealed to this court.

The complaint, omitting formal parts,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ambrose v. MooreWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Cornell v. EdsenWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Ward v. MagahaWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Ferry v. FerryWashington Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Graves v. GravesWashington Supreme Court · 1908

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Davis v. ShepardWashington Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Rothman v. RumbeckArizona Supreme Court · 1939
  3. In re the Estate of ThompsonWashington Supreme Court · 1920
  4. Mayo v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1972
  5. Baumgartner v. MoffattWashington Supreme Court · 1920

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