Legal Opinion

Meeker v. Waddle

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1915No. 12487PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lewis county, Rice, J., entered January 22, 1914, upon findings in favor of the defendants, in an action to set aside a decree of distribution.

1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.

Plaintiff brought this action to set aside a decree of distribution and to recover an interest which he claims in certain property as successor in interest to, and heir at law of, Abbie Waddle, the deceased wife of Robert W. Waddle; basing his claim on the supposition that the assets of her estate were separate and not community, whereas distribution thereof was made by the superior court, sitting in probate, as community property.

The respondent first moves the court to strike the appellants’ statement of facts and abstract of record based thereon, and to refuse to consider, for any purpose…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. ThrockmortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Graves v. GravesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  3. Palmquist v. SagstadWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Alaska Banking & Safe Deposit Co. v. NoyesWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  5. McDougall v. WallingWashington Supreme Court · 1899

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Tucker v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Bruton v. . Light Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  3. Farley v. DavisWashington Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Ryan v. PlathWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Bruton v. Carolina Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940

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