The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-01
STATE SUPREME COURT.
Decisions In Several King County Suits
Incl uding . Hill Estate Case.

Decisions In Several King County Suits,
Including . Hill Estate Case.
OLYMPIA, April q. - Especial THE
supreme court filed opinions as follows
today:
Stewart E. Smith, administrator of estate of
Ellen &. Hill, respondent, vs.. Elisha p. Ferry
ct al. appellants, from King countys reversed.
Tho plaintiffs sought to obtain possession of
the community property OF George ". Hill and
his Claim on the rule that Is Mrs. Hill died first
he. - her representative, was entitled to admin
lister upon the community estate. He was up.
pointed administrator in June, 1891, and did not
begin this proceeding until December, 1892.
The court holds that having slept on his rights
and allowed the administrators of the husband
to manage the community interest, ne 10 now
estopped from setting up claim to administer
the property in question.
L, Samuel. appellant, Va Charles H. Kittinger
ct al, respondents. from King county; affirmed.
This action was brought to set aside number
OF conveyances OF Seattle aud Kirkland real es-
were made to de,raud creditors. The court de-
,cided that the evidence does not sustain the
charge of fraud.
In the matter of the guardianship Of Seymour
wetmorc. the appeal of William Reeves, guar
dian, from King county. WAS reversed.
of wetmore. valued ct $4,000, on the ground
that the latter was an habitual drunkard aud
incable OF managing his affairs The order APP
aside, the superior court then holding that the
Law did not authorize the appointment of guar
dams for drunkards. The supreme court DE-
cides that such guardians may be appointed.
Frank Ladouceur. respondent. ". Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, appellant, from
King county; affirmed
The plaintiff recovered verdict for personal
damages In the lower court, and An appeal was
taken BY the company on the ground that the
. evidence showed contr:butory negligence.
F. L Leslie, appellant, W. W. W. Wiltshire, re-
ceiver, respondent, from King county; re-
verscd.
This case involved mortgage for 81, 100 given
by the Seattle Dairy Association which the
lower court held to have been executed when
the association was insolvent, and therefore
void. The supreme court finds the mortgage
valid and authorizes its foreclosure.
Appeals have been assigned for hearing ct the
May term OF the supreme court - follows:
KING COUNTY.
May City Of Seattle Va Columbia 4 Puget
Sound Railroad Company ct al
sPoKANR COUNTY.
May e-Rombough VI. Rooms: City OF Spokane
May l0-City OF Spokane Va Williams; sey-
mour, Bsr,o & Co. vs.. City OF Spokane; Spokane
Street Railway Company Va City OF spokane
May ll-Hyman ct al va Barmon ct al:
Patchen ct al. va Park & Lacy Machinery Com
pauy: Lombard Investment Company VI. Carter
May le-Porter Va Tull; McGlaunin W Mer.
RAM ct al
WHITMAN COUNTY.
May ls-Church OF Christ VS.. Beach ct al
May l7-Second Nationa! Bank vs. Auglin.
wALLA wALLA COUNTY.
May 17-Calder vs. City of Waia Wslla ct al.
KiTTIrAs COUNTY.
May l7-Sautter va Beath ct al.
May lS-Murray VS.. Peterson ct al.
CLARK COUNTY.
May 1s-Graves vs.. Smith: Commercial Bank
Va Scott ct al
CHEHALIs COUNTY.
May 23-First National Bank vs.. Carter.
THURsToN COUNTY.
May 23-watt VS.. o'Brien.
PIERCE COUNTY.
May 23-Beruherd VS. Reeves.
May 2i-Nicho!s ct al. vs.. Oppermann ct al;
Nunn VS.. Miller ct al; Rockford shoe
May 2j-Jackscher VS.. Fuller ct al: Watts vs.
Hart ct al: Washington National Bank VS..
Pierce.
ct al. vs.. DeDham; Morgan ct al. vs. Carbon Hill
Coal Company.
June I've lf VS.. Madden ct al.
KING COUNTY.
June I-Ievesly ct al. VS.. O'Brien; First Ma
tionsl Bank of Seattle va Ieary.
June e-Mewiiiiams vs. Cascade Fire and
Marine Insurance Company; smith ct al VS.
Arthur: shepard e. al VS. Hal Ell nj.
June 7-Furth vs. Smell ct al Moore ct al. vs.
Brown: Hill vs.. Young eta.
June Abbott rs. Wetherby ct al: Booth VS.
, Columbia 4 Puget Sound Railway Company !;
Wiley scott & BostwlcA vs.. City of Seattle
June l3--W hitting Manufacturing Company Va
Gephart: Columbia & Puget Sound Raj. road
Company vs.. Chilbarg; osturn ct al. VS.. Dolan.
June I4-Seattle Il Montana Railway Company
Va. Johnson ct al. Weber ". fancy.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
June l4-State Va. Brown.
June l5-State Brown: Port Townsend Ma
| tional Bank We. Port Townsend Gas and Fuel
: Company: Adams e, al. VS.. Black.
June 20-weymoush ct al. vs. Port Townsend
| Southern Railroad Company.
CLALLAN COUNTY.
June eo-Corrigsn vs.. Port Crescent Improve
| ment Company.
sNoHoNlsH COUNTY.
June 2n-Auit ct al. vs.. Blackman ct al
| June 2I-Gregory vs.. Dixon ct al.
sKAGir COUNTY.
June 2I-Cloud va. Riyord ct al; Grault vs.
/ HotaIing Company ct al
june 2.-Douegan Pacific Boom Compan y
ct a..
June e2-state vs. Devine and John Doe: City
| of Whstcom vs.. Fairhsven Land Company.
June e7-Weils ct al. VS. Columbia Nations 81
| Bans; Curtis VS. Jsnzen q, al