· 5/22/1900
Smith v. Northern Pacific Railroad
Citations
- 22 Wash. 500
- 61 P. 255
- 1900 Wash. LEXIS 303
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that “while the homestead exemption must be liberally construed, it may not be used as an instrument of fraud.”
- \Organic and statutory provisions relating to homestead exemptions should be liberally construed in the interest of the family home.\
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Judges: Gordon
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