Legal Opinion

Patton v. Nixon

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 1898PublishedCited by 11 opinions

From Washington : Thomas A. McBride, Judge. Suit by Mary Patton against her daughter Mary F. Nixon and another for the re-conveyance of land. There was a decree for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Moore

Plaintiff alleges that on June 14, 1894, plaintiff being the owner in fee and in possession, by her tenants, of lots 1 and 2 in block 15, and lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 in block 16, in the city of Forest Grove, having two houses and a barn thereon, defendant, representing that said tenants were insolvent, had not paid the rent reserved, and could not be dispossessed unless the premises were conveyed to another, promised that, if a deed therefor were executed to her, she would care for the property, collect rents, hold the legal title thereto in trust for plaintiff, and reconvey the same upon being…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Watson v. SmithOregon Supreme Court · 1879

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
  2. Abbott v. SandersSupreme Court of Vermont · 1907
  3. Coykendall v. KelloggNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1924
  4. Holland v. HollandSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916
  5. Fain v. Irving Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API