Legal Opinion
Sutliff v. Harstad
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 16, 1971No. 339-1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwanson, J.
When his ex-wife died, Howard T. Harstad stopped paying alimony. The executor of her estate brought suit to enforce payment of the balance still due of the divorce decree’s initial award of alimony to the wife. The trial court concluded that the monthly payments described as alimony in the divorce decree constituted a division of property so that the obligation survived the death of Mrs. Harstad. Her estate was awarded a $9,834 judgment. Howard T. Harstad appeals.
On December 18, 1962, Howard T. Harstad and Harriet S. Harstad each were awarded a decree of divorce from the other. The trial…
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