First Security & Loan Co. v. Englehart

Citations

• 107 Wash. 86
• 181 P. 13
• 1919 Wash. LEXIS 737

Syllabus

<p>Statutes (75)—Construction—Codes. The Law of 1917, p. 642, designated as “Probate Code” being a complete and comprehensive act on the subject-matter of its title, its sections are in pari materia, and must be harmonized and construed together.</p> <p>Executors and Administrators (72)—Claims—Necessity. The statute of nonclaim, Laws 1917, p. 673', § 107, is mandatory and requires that claims against estates be presented within six months.</p> <p>Same (72)—Claims—Necessity—Under Nonintervention Wills. Creditors of estates under nonintervention wills must present claims, in view of the Probate Code, Laws 1917, p. 666, § 92, requiring such executors to give notice to creditors and to pay claims within one year thereafter, and Id., p. 673, § 107, requiring every executor to give notice to creditors to present claims within six months, and barring all claims not so presented.</p> <p>Same (81)-—Claims—Statement and Verification. Under Probate Code, Laws 1917, p. 673, § 108, requiring every claim filed to be supported by affidavit, an unsupported claim is ineffectual.</p>