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Gifts - Marriage And Divorce - Restitution Of Gifts Given In Contemplation Of Marriage, Michigan Law Review Dec 1939

Gifts - Marriage And Divorce - Restitution Of Gifts Given In Contemplation Of Marriage, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff became engaged to Loretta Burns in 1914 and gave her a diamond ring. This engagement was ended in 1917 and the ring returned. A period of estrangement followed. In 1921, plaintiff gave her a dinner ring, in 1926 a wrist watch, in 1927 an onyx ring, in 1928 a diamond ring. Each gift was given on Christmas Eve. Loretta died in 1935, leaving defendants as heirs and next of kin. Plaintiff filed a suit in replevin and later a declaration in trover and conversion for these gifts. Held, after concluding that the evidence warranted a finding of an …


Recent Statutory Changes In The Washington Law Of Domestic Relations, Warren L. Shattuck Nov 1939

Recent Statutory Changes In The Washington Law Of Domestic Relations, Warren L. Shattuck

Washington Law Review

Discusses changes to Washington laws on the waiting period for the issuance of a marriage license and adoption relinquishment orders,


Common Law Marriage-Divorce-Support Pendente Lite Aug 1939

Common Law Marriage-Divorce-Support Pendente Lite

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Scope Of West Virginia Legitimatizing Statutes, A. L. B. Jun 1939

The Scope Of West Virginia Legitimatizing Statutes, A. L. B.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Early Washington Marital Property Statutes, Cyril Hill Apr 1939

Early Washington Marital Property Statutes, Cyril Hill

Washington Law Review

Twenty years prior to statehood, the legislature of the Territory of Washington adopted the Community Property System. For nearly seventy years the courts have struggled with its provisions. Although the original act was copied largely from a statute adopted in California in 1850, such changes have been made, that the system in Washington may be regarded as unique. The adoption of the system in its present form was not accomplished by one stroke of the pen. Rather, it has had a checkered career. The original statute passed in 1869 was followed by a marital partnership property act approved November 29, …


Bibliography Of Selected Matrials Relating To The Law Of Community Property, Arthur S. Beardsley Apr 1939

Bibliography Of Selected Matrials Relating To The Law Of Community Property, Arthur S. Beardsley

Washington Law Review

The following bibliography lists the familiar titles on the subject of Community Property but adds items from the periodical literature and annotations together with many unpublished theses contained in the collection of the University of Washington Law Library. The classification plan is very general as a detailed one is not required.


Divorce-Jurisdiction Over Subject Matter-Res Judicata Feb 1939

Divorce-Jurisdiction Over Subject Matter-Res Judicata

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Query About The New Marriage Age Law Jan 1939

A Query About The New Marriage Age Law

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Husband And Wife--Divorce--Assignability Of Alimony, Ramon A. Woodall Jr. Jan 1939

Husband And Wife--Divorce--Assignability Of Alimony, Ramon A. Woodall Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Conflict Of Laws--Jurisdiction To Grant Divorce--Davis V. Davis, Phillip Schiff Jan 1939

Conflict Of Laws--Jurisdiction To Grant Divorce--Davis V. Davis, Phillip Schiff

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Bibliography Of Selected Material Relating To The Law Of Community Property, Arthur S. Beardsley Jan 1939

Bibliography Of Selected Material Relating To The Law Of Community Property, Arthur S. Beardsley

Articles

The following bibliography lists the familiar titles on the subject of Community Property but adds items from the periodical literature and annotations together with many unpublished theses contained in the collection of the University of Washington Law Library.


Further On "Alimony" For The Support Of Both Wife And Child - Knabe V. Knabe Jan 1939

Further On "Alimony" For The Support Of Both Wife And Child - Knabe V. Knabe

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Domestic Relations--Right Of Surviving Parent To Custody Of Child, Jo M. Ferguson Jan 1939

Domestic Relations--Right Of Surviving Parent To Custody Of Child, Jo M. Ferguson

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Widow's Right Of Election In The Estate Of Her Husband, Elbridge D. Phelps Jan 1939

The Widow's Right Of Election In The Estate Of Her Husband, Elbridge D. Phelps

Michigan Law Review

Reference has already been made to the difficulties arising when the widow has elected to take under the will, and for some reason or other, intestate property also remains to be disposed. Further difficulty arises in those cases where the widow elects to take against the will and yet claims to share in intestate property. Shall her claim be allowed under those circumstances?