Byrne v. Ackerlund

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that where a property settlement in divorce decree divided the interest in certain real property by giving title to husband and wife a lien on the real property, the wife’s lien was “merely an encumbrance to secure an obligation and involves no characteristics of co-ownership”
• where one construction would make a contract unreasonable, and another, equally consistent with its language, would make it reasonable, the latter construction must prevail

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Cited by

33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Strunk v. Chromy-Strunk
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2006-01-20· cited 209×
• Chavez v. Barrus
  Idaho Supreme Court· 2008-08-26· cited 107×
• Matter of Marriage of Sedlock
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1993-04-26· cited 65×
• In Re Marriage of Bobbitt
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2006-07-25· cited 63×
• In re the Marriage of Bobbitt
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2006-07-25· cited 62×
• In the Matter of Marriage of Haugh
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1990-05-22· cited 54×
• Matter of Marriage of Irwin
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1992-01-27· cited 47×
• In Re the Marriage of Chavez
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1996-01-08· cited 34×
• Stokes v. Polley
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-12-27· cited 34×
• Kirshenbaum v. Kirshenbaum
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1997-01-27· cited 33×
• In Re the Marriage of Boisen
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1997-09-12· cited 28×
• In Re the Parentage of Smith-Bartlett
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1999-05-11· cited 28×
• Litowitz v. Litowitz
  Washington Supreme Court· 2002-06-13· cited 27×
• In Re Marriage of Jennings
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-07-29· cited 22×
• Estate of Frederick v. Frederick
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1996-12-31· cited 18×
• In the Matter of Marriage of Bocanegra
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1990-06-18· cited 17×
• In re the Marriage of Litowitz
  Washington Supreme Court· 2002-06-13· cited 17×
• In re the Marriage of Smith
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2010-10-26· cited 17×
• Kiona Park Estates, V. Avera Lee Dehls
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2021-07-07· cited 16×
• Matter of Marriage of Barnett
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-11-14· cited 15×

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Wagner v. Wagner
  Washington Supreme Court· 1980-12-31· cited 172×
• In Re the Marriage of Gimlett
  Washington Supreme Court· 1981-06-11· cited 114×
• In Re the Marriage of Little
  Washington Supreme Court· 1981-10-08· cited 89×
• Yeats v. Estate of Yeats
  Washington Supreme Court· 1978-06-15· cited 74×
• Shaffer v. Shaffer
  Washington Supreme Court· 1953-11-05· cited 42×
• Mills v. Mills
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1973-06-26· cited 38×
• High v. High
  Washington Supreme Court· 1953-01-09· cited 33×
• Kinne v. Kinne
  Washington Supreme Court· 1973-06-07· cited 29×
• In Re the Marriage of Mudgett
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1985-08-05· cited 25×
• Alabama Public Service Commission v. AAA Motor Lines, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1961-03-23· cited 24×
• Olsen v. Roberts
  Washington Supreme Court· 1953-07-13· cited 22×
• Royal v. Royal
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1980-09-04· cited 18×
• In Re the Marriage of Young
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1986-07-29· cited 16×
• Messersmith v. Messersmith
  Washington Supreme Court· 1966-06-09· cited 15×
• Huber v. Coast Investment Co.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1981-12-29· cited 15×
• Valaer v. Valaer
  Washington Supreme Court· 1954-11-22· cited 13×
• Bernier v. Bernier
  Washington Supreme Court· 1954-03-19· cited 13×
• Partlow v. Mathews
  Washington Supreme Court· 1953-10-01· cited 12×
• Ross v. Pearson
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1982-04-21· cited 10×
• Lang v. Lang
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1985-05-28· cited 7×

Other cases named Byrne v. Ackerlund

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Byrne v. Ackerlund
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1986-06-09· cited 4×