Legal Opinion

Rice v. Sanderson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 9, 1922No. 16677PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Allen, J., entered March 15, 1921, upon findings in favor of the defendant, upon a contest to determine the right to administer an estate, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.

— John Sanderson died April 2, 1920, in and a resident of King county, Washington. He left surviving him a widow, Alice Sanderson, to whom he had been married since December 25, 1900. He left a will in which Mrs. Isabella Rice, a daughter by a former marriage, was nominated as executrix. The will was proven and admitted to probate and Mrs. Rice qualified as executrix thereof. About the same time Mrs. Sanderson, representing that all the property *251which the deceased owned at the time of his death was community property, was appointed administratrix of the estate. A contest arose between the two…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Katterhagen v. MeisterWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  2. In re the Estate DeschampsWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  3. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. LeeWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Rawlings v. HealWashington Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Morse v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1915

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Binge's EstateWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Brown v. ScofieldWashington Supreme Court · 1923
  3. In Re Woodburn's EstateWashington Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Jones v. DavisWashington Supreme Court · 1942
  5. In Re the Estate of PughWashington Supreme Court · 1943

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