WHITNEY v. SEATTLE-FIRST NAT'L BANK

No. 44866.

90 Wn.2d 105 (1978)

579 P.2d 937

HELEN H. WHITNEY, Petitioner, v. SEATTLE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Velikanje (of Velikanje, Moore & Shore), for petitioner.

Harry Hazel, for respondent Seattle-First National Bank.

James S. Scott (of Smith & Scott), for respondents Whitney.


UTTER, J.

Helen Whitney brought an action to rescind an agreement executed contemporaneously with joint wills made between her and her deceased husband. By the terms of the wills, if Mrs. Whitney predeceased her husband, all of her property would go to him. If he predeceased her, however, all her property, including her community share of the property, would be placed into an irrevocable trust, along with that of her husband...

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