Earley v. Rooney

This action was brought to recover the sum of $7,599, which the plaintiff alleged he was required to pay as a result of a fraud practiced upon the superior court of Cowlitz county by the defendant Yelton, through her attorney Melvin C. Rooney, who acted in behalf of the marital community composed of himself and his wife, Isobel H. Rooney. After the institution of the suit, the defendant Melvin C. Rooney died, and his executrix, Isobel H. Rooney, was substituted as defendant representing his estate. The defendant Isobel H. Rooney will be referred to herein as the executrix, Melvin C. Rooney as…