Slavin v. Ackman

Citations

• 119 Wash. 48
• 204 P. 816
• 1922 Wash. LEXIS 733

Syllabus

<p>Witnesses (44, 47) — Competency—Transactions With Deceased —Subject-Matter—Services. Testimony as to a letter and its contents received from a deceased person, and of acts and services rendered deceased in conformity with such letter, is not within Rem. Code, § 1211, prohibiting a party in interest from testifying as to transactions with one since deceased.</p> <p>Frauds, Statute op (35, 48) — Contract—Description op Lands— Possession — Performance. A letter from a mother to a daughter offering to give her home to the daughter if the latter will come and take care of her is sufficient proof of the contract between them though there is no description of the premises, where the daughter went into possession of the home property and completely performed the obligations contemplated by the contract.</p> <p>Quieting Title (23) — Parties. Under a contract by a parent to convey the home place to a daughter upon certain conditions, all of which have been performed, the latter is entitled to a decree quieting her title therein as against another daughter, who, with knowledge of the arrangement, had procured a mortgage of the property from the mother without the advancing of any consideration.</p>