Woodland v. First National Bank of Lind
Woodland v. First National Bank of Lind
Opinion of the Court
The purpose of this action was to restrain the sale of the furnishings and fixtures in a hotel building which were claimed to be the separate property of plaintiff and not the community property of herself and husband. The trial, in the superior court, resulted in a judgment dismissing the action. From this judgment, the plaintiff appeals.
The evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Woodland is to the effect that at the time of the transfers of the real properties the furniture was turned over to Mrs. Woodland. There is also evidence, that at this time an action was pending against Mr. Woodland and that the transfer of the property was for the purpose of placing it beyond the reach of a possible judgment creditor. The property being community property, its status as the separate property of Mrs. Woodland could be es
The case of Chase & Baker Co. v. Olmsted, 93 Wash. 306, 160 Pac. 952, is not controlling. In that case the husband had given to the wife a player piano and music therefor. The question arose as to whether this was community property or a separate property of the wife. Under the facts of that case, it was held to be the separate property. The husband had so permitted his wife to deal with it that he would be estopped to claim any interest in it. There was nothing in that case to cast any cloud upon the motive of the husband in making the gift.
The judgment will be affirmed.
Parker,-.C. J., Mitchell, Tolman, and Mount, JJ., concur.
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- Ella Woodland v. First National Bank of Lind
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- Husband and Wife (23-1)—Sep abate Peopebty of Wife-—Conveyances—Evidence-—Sufficiency. Where realty composed of community hotel property was conveyed by the husband to the wife without mention of the furniture and fixtures of the hotel, the wife’s claim of separate ownership of the latter is not established, notwithstanding the testimony of husband and wife that the furniture was turned over to her at the time of transfer, where it appears that, after the transfer, the rents received from a lease of the hotel were paid into bank and checked out by the husband, and that the husband later mortgaged the furniture and fixtures to secure a community debt.