Legal Opinion

Wetzler v. Nichols

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 26, 1909No. 7806PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, W. H. White, Esq., judge pro tempore, entered May 19, 1908, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to quiet title.

1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.

This action was brought by the plaintiff to remove a cloud from the alleged title to lot 8, in block 5, Cove addition to Seattle. The defendants; E. D. Nichols and wife, allege the title in themselves to an undivided one-half interest in this lot, and pray for a partition thereof. After a trial, the couyt found that the plaintiff was the owner in fee, and that defendants were not innocent purchasers and had no interest in the lot. A decree was entered quieting the plaintiff’s title. The defendants have appealed from that decree.

The facts are as follows: It is conceded that the respond*286ent is…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Dormitzer v. German Savings & Loan SocietyWashington Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Deering v. HolcombWashington Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Bullock v. WallaceWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Sengfelder v. HillWashington Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Langert v. RossWashington Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Sapp v. WarnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
  2. Rogers v. LippyWashington Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Blair v. Rorer's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
  4. Koch v. SwansonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1971
  5. Pierson v. BillSupreme Court of Florida · 1938

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