State ex rel. Achey v. Creech

Citations

• 18 Wash. 186
• 51 P. 363
• 1897 Wash. LEXIS 135

Syllabus

<p>MANDAMUS AGAINST SHERIFF — RIGHT OF DESERTED WIFE TO MAINTAIN TO ENFORCE EXEMPTIONS.</p> <p>Mandamus will lie against a sheriff, at the suit of a wife, either in case of abandonment hy her husband or in his absence, to compel the sheriff, who has levied upon community property, to set aside that portion which is exempt hy statute from execution</p> <p>Where tools and implements useful m logging operations are, from the nature of the country, necessary articles in farming, clearing and improving farms, they may he claimed as exempt under the exemptions allowed farmers, although having heen used also in the logging business.</p>