Lamb Davis Lumber Co. v. Stowell
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chelan county, Grimshaw, J., entered June 22,1916, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to establish a claim against an estate.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
— The principal question to be determined upon this appeal is this: “Has an administrator the power to bind the estate for necessary supplies purchased by him in his representative capacity, which supplies were necessary to the preservation of the estate and without which the estate would suffer loss and damage?” Connected with that is the question of the jurisdiction of the subject-matter as raised by respondents’ demurrer to the appellant’s complaint, which demurrer was sustained by the court and the action dismissed.
The facts stated in the complaint are as follows: Maude E. French died…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Young v. Boatmen's National BankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- Beaulaurier v. BuchananCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977
- Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. v. StowellWashington Supreme Court · 1919