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94 Wash. 256

Womach v. Sandygren

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 13, 1917

Washington Supreme Court · decided 1917-01-13

<p>Receivers — Appointment—Crops. A prima facie case for the appointment of a receiver pendente lite is made out, where a cotenant was endeavoring to take charge of certain crops lying in the field at the mercy of the elements, and refused to make any statement or account for the same.</p> <p>Appeal — Review—Discretion. The appointment of a receiver pendente lite on a prima facie showing will not he disturbed on appeal in the absence of abuse of discretion.</p>

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Affirmed · Decided 1917-01-13

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Webster, J. —

¶1Pending an action for partition of lands among tenants in common, respondents moved for the ap*257pointment of a receiver pendente lite, and filed in support of the motion an affidavit showing, in substance, that a part of the land was in cultivation and that it was necessary that the same be put in crop for the ensuing season; that certain crops grown during the year 1915 were lying in the field where cut, at the mercy of the elements; that Amanda Sandygren, one of the cotenants, was endeavoring to take charge of the crops and refused to make any statement of the amount of grain grown or to account for same. Amanda Sandygren filed a counter affidavit, in effect denying the affidavit of respondents. On the showing so made, a receiver was appointed to take charge of all crops sown and grown on the premises and to safely keep the same until the final determination of the action.

¶2The affidavit in support of the motion presents a prima ;facie case for the appointment- of a receiver and, upon the record before us, we are unable to say that the trial court abused its discretion in the premises.

¶3Affirmed.

¶4•Ellis, C. J., Mourns, Main, and Chadwick, JJ., concur.

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