Kemppainen v. Finckh

Irma Kemppainen contracted to purchase certain real property in 1953 while married to the respondent, Roy Finckh. In 1954,’ the contract was allegedly in default and a foreclosure action had been commenced by the vendor. Finckh filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy listing the' purchaser’s interest in the contract as a community asset. The referee so found and ordered the sale of the purchaser’s interest for the benefit of creditors. Respondent, Samuel Applestone, was the bankruptcy sale purchaser. Finckh was subsequently granted a discharge.

In 1959, Kemppainen brought an action in King…