Helm v. Johnson

Citations

• 40 Wash. 420
• 82 P. 402
• 1905 Wash. LEXIS 996

Syllabus

<p>Ejectment — Title—Teacing to Reliable Souece — Findings— Evidence — Sufficiency A decree of distribution of an escheated estate, with a deed from the county, does not show sufficient title in the plaintiff to maintain an action of ejectment, where the title of the deceased was not traced to the government, a grantor in possession, or a common source of title; since such distribution does not convey a warranted title hut only such interest as the deceased had.</p> <p>Ejectment — Title oe Plaintiff. In ejectment, plaintiff must recover, if at all, upon the strength of his own title.</p>