Gehlen v. Gehlen
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Kittitas county, Kauffman, J., entered May-29, 1913, dismissing an action for partition, upon denying plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an action for partition of real estate, in which the plaintiffs claim title to an undivided one-half, as children and heirs at law of Nicholas W. Gehlen, deceased; and the defendant, who is the widow of the decedent, and mother of the plaintiffs, claims the full ownership as sole devisee under the will of the decedent. Nicholas W. Gehlen died February 5,1909, leaving a will, dated August 28,1903, the material part of which is as follows:
“1. Subject to the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses, I will, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Mary P. Gehlen, all the estate…
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