Emmons v. Sanders

In this suit the plaintiffs claim the title to two parcels of land which had been conveyed to the defendant, Rosemary Sanders, and Fred Sanders now deceased. The deed to one of the parcels named as grantees “Fred Gr. Sanders and Rosemary Sanders, his wife,” and the deed to the other parcel ran to “Fred Gr. Sanders and Rosemary Sanders, husband and wife.” Prior to the execution of one of the above described deeds and after the execution of the other the grantees had entered into a marriage ceremony in Oregon. The grantees were first cousins. ORS 106.020 declares that marriages between first…