Hegewald v. Neal

Tenancy in common, like marriage, can be an unhappy relationship and the process of dissolution may be prolonged, painful and expensive.

This is a partition action brought pursuant to RCW 7.52.010. The property was originally homesteaded by ancestors of the St. Martins. They now retain a one-fifth interest. The evidence reveals that it is an unusually complex property in its composition. It consists, in part, of a plateau area with some timber of no more than modest commercial value on the west side of the Wind River. The grade is gentle; the area is approximately 140 acres, 126 of which are…