Haley v. Highland

12 P.3d 119 (2000)

142 Wash.2d 135

J.T. HALEY, Respondent,

v.

Carl HIGHLAND, Petitioner.

No. 67402-7.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued December 9, 1999.

Decided November 2, 2000.

Leland Ripley, Seattle, Carl Highland, Bellevue, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey Thornton Haley, Bellevue, William Robert Bishin, Seattle, for Respondent.

MADSEN, J.

In deElche v. Jacobsen, 95 Wash.2d 237, 622 P.2d 835 (1980), and Keene v. Edie, 131 Wash.2d 822, 935 P.2d 588 (1997), we held that a tortfeasor's one-half interest in community property, both personal and real, may be reached to satisfy a judgment for a separate…