Gund v. Parke

Citations

• 15 Wash. 393
• 46 P. 408
• 1896 Wash. LEXIS 202

Syllabus

<p>COMMUNITY PROPERTY — LIABILITY FOR HUSBAND’S DEBTS — INTERVENTION BY WIFE TO PROTECT.</p> <p>In an action against the husband on his promissory note, the wife has a right to intervene, for the purpose of having any judgment that may be rendered against the husband adjudge that the debt was not a community debt and that it should not be satisfied out of the community real property.</p> <p>A promissory note made to evidence a debt which is not for the benefit of the community cannot be collected out of community real estate, although the note may have passed into the hands of a bona fide purchaser for value before maturity.</p> <p>A judgment against a husband on account of his separate indebtedness is enforceable against the community personal property.</p>