Legal Opinion

James v. James

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 14, 1908No. 7529PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered March 21, 1908, upon findings in favor of the defendant, in an action to determine the right to proceeds of a sale of real property.

1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.

— The plaintiff H. S. James and the defendant Mary Lucetta James intermarried on the 14th day of January, 1891, and remained husband and wife until the 29th day of June, 1906. During the existence of the marriage relation, the husband and wife acquired an undivided one-half interest in a quarter section of land in Pierce county, which is conceded to have been community property, and the husband acquired an additional quarter section from the United States under the timber and stone act, which he claimed as his separate property. On the 29th day of June, 1906, the parties-were divorced by the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Ambrose v. MooreWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Gardner v. Port Blakely Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Guye v. GuyeWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Meisenheimer v. MeisenheimerWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Rothman v. RumbeckArizona Supreme Court · 1939
  4. Stokes v. PolleyWashington Supreme Court · 2001
  5. In Re Estate of MellWashington Supreme Court · 1986

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