Legal Opinion
Pierce v. Pierce
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1919No. 14971PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Frater, J., entered January 21, 1918, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for divorce, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action was brought for divorce based upon subdivision 8, § 1, ch. 106, Laws of 1917, p. 353 (amending §982, Eem. Code). The statute is as follows:
“Divorces may be granted by the superior court on application of the party injured, for the following causes: . . .”
Then, after enumerating seven subdivisions,
“(8) Where the parties are estranged and have lived separate and apart for eight years or more and the court shall be satisfied that the parties can no longer live together.”
The complaint alleged, among other things:
“That long prior to the first day of January, 1909, the plaintiff and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Graves v. DunlapWashington Supreme Court · 1915
- Carson v. CarsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1866
- Johnsen v. JohnsenWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Pierce v. PierceWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Maloney v. MaloneyWashington Supreme Court · 1915
3Cited by11 opinions
- Gleason v. GleasonNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- State v. TKWashington Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. T.K.Washington Supreme Court · 1999
- Pierce v. PierceWashington Supreme Court · 1922
- State Ex Rel. Progress v. First Judicial District CourtNevada Supreme Court · 1931
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