Churchill v. Stephenson

Citations

• 14 Wash. 620
• 45 P. 28
• 1896 Wash. LEXIS 419

Syllabus

<p>PAROL CONTRACT TO CONVEY COMMUNITY REALTY — STATUTE OF FRAUDS — ACTION AGAINST ADMINISTRATOR — INTERVENTION BY CREDITORS — APPORTIONMENT OF COST.</p> <p>A parol agreement of a husband to eonvey community real estate to his wife is within the statute of frauds.</p> <p>A mere general or contract creditor has not such a direct and immediate interest as entitles him to intervene in an action against an administrator for the recovery of real estate.</p> <p>The court may apportion the costs when some of the causes of action are of an equitable nature.</p>