Mace v. Duffy

Citations

• 39 Wash. 597
• 81 P. 1053
• 1905 Wash. LEXIS 908

Syllabus

<p>Descent and Distribution — Proof of Heirship—Evidence—Recitals in Deed—Competency. Recitals in a deed, describing tbe grantors as heirs of a certain party, cannot be used as proof of heir-ship, in favor of the grantors or their successors.</p> <p>Same—Judgment—Administration—Foreign Decree of Distribution—Extra-Territorial Force. A final decree of distribution of a court of probate in Alaska, awarding estate there to parties found to be legal heirs of the deceased, is not competent evidence of heir-ship, as against a stranger to the record, with respect to real property in this state.</p> <p>Estoppel—Statements Withdrawn—Reliance Upon. An estoppel to dispute the heirship of certain grantors in a deed cannot be claimed by the grantees, where the statements relied upon as an estoppel were expressly withdrawn before the grantees purchased the property.</p>