Merriam v. Patrick
Citations
- 103 Wash. 442
- 174 P. 641
- 1918 Wash. LEXIS 1253
Syllabus
<p>Husband and Wipe- — Community Peopebty — Control by Husband —Insanity op Wipe. A husband, appointed as guardian of his insane wife, may convert community realty into personalty and take his one-half of it without accounting to the probate court; as the management and control of community realty remains in the husband notwithstanding the insanity of the wife and appointment of a guardian.</p>
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- distinguishing precedent from the United States and England and holding that an action for trespass may lie against a municipal corporation
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Judges: Chadwick, MacKintosh
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