James v. James

Citations

• 35 Wash. 650
• 77 P. 1080
• 1904 Wash. LEXIS 493

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Decision. Upon a trial de novo on appeal, tlie judgment of the lower court may he sustained on other grounds than those adopted hy the trial judge.</p> <p>Adoption — Requisites—Recording Agreement Under Laws oe Foreign State — Descent and Distribution. An adoption in the state of Iowa hy a written agreement which is not recorded, as required hy the laws of that state, is invalid under the decisions in that state, and such an agreement of adoption, unaccompanied hy due proof of recording in Iowa, is insufficient to show any interest in real estate under the law of descent and distribution.</p> <p>Evidence — Recording—Certificate of Officer — Foreign Record. A certificate of the official keeper of a record in another state endorsed upon the hack of an instrument required to he recorded in such state, is not sufficient to prove the fact of the recording of such instrument.</p>