Dermody v. Dermody

This isan appeal from the judgments in two consolidated superior court cases. One was an action brought by Cornelius J. Dermody against Patrick Dermody, as executor of the estate of Patrick Cunningham, deceased, to quiet title in the plaintiff to certain real estate. The other was an action by Patrick Dermody, individually, in which he asserted the gift of certain Puget Sound Power & Light Company stock from the deceased, Patrick Cunningham.

The facts in the first case are that Patrick Cunningham, who was the uncle of Cornelius J. Dermody, commonly called “Neil,” purchased a city lot, which…