Bettman v. Cowley
Citations
- 19 Wash. 207
- 40 L.R.A. 815
- 53 P. 53
- 1898 Wash. LEXIS 352
Syllabus
<p>CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTS — ACTION ON JUDGMENTS.</p> <p>The act entitled “an act relating to the duration of judgments,” etc., (Laws 1897, p. 52; Bal. Code, §§ 5148-5150), providing that liens on judgments shall expire six years after their rendition, and that no action shall be had on any judgment rendered in the state by which its lien shall be extended for a greater period than six years from the date of entry of the original judgment, is unconstitutional as to existing judgments on the ground that it is an impairment of the obligation of contracts. (Reavis and Gordon, JJ., dissent.)</p>
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- “In construing any written instrument, ... the entire instrument must be considered in order to gather the real intent and true design of the makers thereof.”
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Judges: Dunbar, Gordon, Reavis
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