Stewart v. Kleinschmidt

Citations

• 51 Wash. 90
• 97 P. 1105
• 1908 Wash. LEXIS 973

Syllabus

<p>Husband and Wife — Community Property — What Law Governs —Domicile. The status of property acquired by a husband and wife while residing in this state, is not governed by the laws of Ohio by reason of the fact that they made an agreement respecting the property while temporarily in Ohio on a visit, with a continuous intention of returning to their home in this state.</p> <p>Same — Community Debt. A judgment founded on a transaction relating to dealings in the stock of a corporation and to a contract for assisting in the management of its affairs in the interest of the community is a community 'debt.</p> <p>Same — Separate Deed Prom Husband — Property of Wife. Under Bal. Code, § 4589, upon a deed of community realty from a husband to the wife, the same becomes her separate property, and is .not liable for a community debt subsequently contracted by the husband.</p>