Woodruff v. Coate

Christian Guler and his wife, both now deceased, were the parents of defendant, Margaretha A. Coate, and the owners of land in Klickitat county. Mrs. Guler died intestate, leaving defendant, who was the only child of her parents, as sole heir. Evidently, Mr. Guler assumed to manage the property, and in 1931, without defendant’s knowledge, he leased to Mt. Adams Lumber Company, a corporation, a tract of land near or adjoining the company’s mill. Ralph E. Woodruff, plaintiff in this action, and his wife are, and apparently always have been, the owners of most, if not all, of the capital stock…