Wilson v. Stone
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Okanogan county, Edward H. Wright, J., entered May 4, 1915, upon findings in favor of the defendants, dismissing an action to quiet title, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This is an action to quiet title. Respondents had obtained a judgment against W. C. Wilson for a tort committed by him. The judgment stood as an apparent lien upon the property claimed by appellant Leona Wilson as her separate property. Upon issue joined, the court found *366the property to be the community property of the appellants. If the property is community property, it is still not subject to the judgment under the bare fact of community ownership, under the rule declared in Brotton v. Langert, 1 Wash. 73, 23 Pac. 688; Day v. Henry, 81 Wash. 61, 142 Pac. 439.
The court also found that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brotton v. LangertWashington Supreme Court · 1890
- Crowley v. ByrneWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Day v. HenryWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Lemon v. Waterman, Washington Territory1885
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