128 Davies v Hanford Appellants

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128 Davies v Hanford Appellants

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title: Griffith Davies, Appellee vs Thaddeus Hanford et al, Appellants, Brief of Appellants

title: 128

creator: Thaddeus Hanford

creator: Frank Hanford

creator: Anna E. Hanford

contributor: James B. Howe

date: 1890-10

publisher: Washington State Supreme Court

type: Civil

subject: Estates

subject: Real Property

language: eng

format: application/pdf

description: Prior History: Appeal from Superior Court, King County.Action by Griffith Davies against the defendants to have a deed from the Territory of Washington to Thaddeus Hanford adjudged not to affect the title of certain premises, and to have a deed from Thaddeus Hanford to Frank Hanford covering said premises decreed void, and that defendants be enjoined from setting up any claim of title under said deeds.Probate Courts – Jurisdiction – Sale of Real Estate – under the Code Wash. T., § 1444, the probate court had jurisdiction to grant administration upon a decedent’s estate, though the petition therefor showed that there was no personal property in the territory, and no creditors of the estate, and that the decedent’s estate was in course of administration in another state; and, where there was no personal property, it was proper to order sale of the real estate to pay the expenses of administration and taxes assessed against the real estate after the death of the decedent, although no other debts were proved.

relation: Hanford v. Davies, 1 Wash. 476 (1890)

relation: 25 P. 329

rights: These materials are public records. Please see Washington State Court Rules: General Rules 31 for details https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/GR/GA_GR_31_00_00.pdf

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