▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁divided ▁their ▁property ▁in ▁court , ▁from ▁that ▁point ▁on ▁each ▁handling ▁their ▁own ▁real ▁estate ▁and ▁financial ▁affairs . ▁Gay ▁Hay den ▁later ▁sold ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁land ▁to ▁Terr ence ▁F ure y ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁and ▁F ure y ▁( p rior ▁to ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁lot ) ▁was ▁informed ▁that ▁Hay den ▁was ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁grant or ▁but ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁lot . ▁F ure y ▁then ▁res old ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁Rein hold ▁Z er bst , ▁but ▁Hay den ▁did ▁not ▁join ▁in ▁this ▁convey ance . ▁F ure y ▁sold ▁and ▁convey ed ▁the ▁lot ▁to ▁Z er bst , ▁who ▁at ▁said ▁time ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁that ▁Gay ▁Hay den ▁was ▁a ▁married ▁man . ▁Gay ▁Hay den ▁had ▁died ▁almost ▁four ▁years ▁previously ▁int est ate ▁in ▁Clar ke ▁County ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁his ▁estate ▁was ▁prob ated ▁in ▁that ▁county . ▁ ▁The ▁Port land ▁and ▁Seattle ▁Railway ▁had ▁Z er bst ' s ▁land ▁condem ned ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁subsequently ▁re imb urs ed ▁$ 1 2 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁land . ▁Hay den ▁had ▁made ▁no ▁claim ▁to ▁this ▁lot ▁until ▁the ▁sale ▁to ▁Z er bst ▁was ▁begun ▁upon ▁which ▁she ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1