· 4/24/1997
Keene v. Edie
Citations
- 935 P.2d 588
- 131 Wash. 2d 822
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- quotingPaywe V. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808, 827, 111 S. Ct. 2597, 115 L. Ed. 2d 720 (1991)
- quotingPaywe V. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808, 827, 111 S. Ct. 2597, 115 L. Ed. 2d 720 (1991)
- overruling Brotton v. Langert, 1 Wash. 73, 23 P. 688 (1890) (interpreting a statute to preclude community real estate from the execution of a judgment against a tortfeasor)
- extending the holding in deElche v. Jacobsen, 95 Wn.2d 237,622 P.2d 835 (1980)
- a creditor is less deserving of protection than a tort victim because a creditor has a measure of control over the legal consequences of its acts in relationship to the marital community
- rejecting “so-called entity theory” of community property
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Judges: Alexander
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