Garring v. Stephens

Citations

• 108 Wash. 474
• 184 P. 314
• 1919 Wash. LEXIS 875

Syllabus

<p>Evidence (100)—Deolabations—Self-Serving — Admissibility of Evidence of Nondelivery of Deed. Where a deed was made to a minor and delivered to the grantor’s attorney and came into the possession of the grantor’s administrator, it is admissible to show the statements of the grantor, after she had conveyed the land to another, that the deed was made at the suggestion of her attorney in anticipation of suits, and was to be returned to her when called for, and that she had requested its return; since, she then had no self interest to subserve.</p> <p>Same (42)—Competency—Motive or Intent. If the intention 'of the grantor in delivering a deed is doubtful, evidence of subsequent acts of the grantor is competent as to the intention at the time of delivering it to a third person.</p>