Legal Opinion
Gottwig v. Blaine
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 27, 1990No. 12311-8-IIPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Petrich, A.C.J.
Jacqueline Gottwig and Connie Rosenau, the beneficiaries of their deceased mother, Vida Reynolds, filed a lawsuit to partition property owned by *100Reynolds and Betty Blaine. Blaine counterclaimed, seeking to quiet title in the property in herself. Blaine contended that she and Reynolds held the property as joint tenants, with a right of survivorship; that she was the surviving joint tenant; and that Reynolds' lack of capacity, and the undue influence of Gottwig and Rosenau, invalidated Reynolds' quitclaim deed to her daughters which, if effective, would sever the joint tenancy.…
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- Casella v. CasellaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
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