Hall v. Hall

Citations

• 41 Wash. 186
• 83 P. 108
• 1905 Wash. LEXIS 1089

Syllabus

<p>Courts — Federal Question — Rule oe Decision. Tbe rights of husband and wife under the state laws to lands acquired from the United States before final proof, raises a Federal question upon which the decisions of the United States courts control.</p> <p>Public Lands — Homestead—Husband and Wiee — Divorce—Community Property. A divorced wife acquires no interest m a homestead, patent for which is subsequently issued to the husband, where at the time of the divorce the husband had only the right of occupancy and a preference right to make entry upon the extension of the public surveys; since the Federal law controls as to the title obtained by a patent and the community property laws of the state are not recognized.</p>