Legal Opinion

Byam v. Albright

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 29, 1916No. 13601PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Mason county, Mitchell, J., entered February 8, 1916, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to quiet title, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Parker, J. —

The plaintiff, Cornelia Byam, commenced this action in the superior court for Mason county seeking a decree quieting her title to a forty-acre tract of land in that county which she claims as her separate property and her homestead. The defendants Lon Albright and Dora W. Troutman claim interest in the land under an execution sale. C. P. Byam, the plaintiff’s husband, was made a defendant to the end that her title might be quieted as against any community claim he might make to the land. Trial upon the merits resulted in findings and decree in favor of the plaintiff as prayed for,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Whitworth v. McKeeWashington Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Porter v. ChapmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Vietzen v. OtisWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Harding v. Atlantic Trust Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Tipton v. MartinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Mueller v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1996
  2. City of Algona v. SharpCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1982
  3. Clark v. DavisWashington Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Bank of Anacortes v. CookCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
  5. Traverso v. CeriniWashington Supreme Court · 1928

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