66 Wash. 217 | Wash. | 1911
This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to vacate a judgment and decree of divorce in so far as it applies to property rights.
It appears that plaintiff instituted a suit, and the testimony to sustain her alleged grounds of divorce was heard by the court, and that thereafter defendant was brought in to make disclosure of the common property. Plaintiff says that she had expected to be present at this hearing, and had furnished her attorney a list of witnesses who, had they been subpoenaed, would have given evidence to sustain her allegations that the community was possessed of a money-making business and of property aggregating in value $8,000 or more. The defendant appeared, and was examined by counsel for the respective parties, but neither plaintiff nor her witnesses were present. Her attorney had informed her by wire that her presence would not be necessary. The court decreed a divorce, gave the community property, subject to debts, to defendant, and
After several months, plaintiff’ filed her motion, supported by sworn petition, in which she sets up several statutory grounds for the vacation of decrees and judgments, the gist of her petition being that she had, by reason of the oversight, neglect, or design of her then attorneys, been deprived of making a showing that would have sustained the allegations of her complaint with reference to the character and extent of the property. This petition came on for hearing, both parties appearing and being represented by present counsel. The plaintiff and several witnesses, some of whom she says she had expected to testify in her behalf on the former hearing, were called and gave evidence. Defendant was a witness in his own behalf. The issue as to the property was fairly tried out; and, in the judgment of the trial judge, in which judgment we concur, plaintiff failed utterly to substantiate her assertions that the community had been possessed of property of any considerable value over existing in
Judgment affirmed.
Dunbar, C. J., Morris, Crow, and Ellis, JJ., concur.