Stevens v. Myers
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah.: Robert G. Morrow, Judge. In Banc. It is alleged that the plaintiff and the defendant are brother and sister and the only children of George Tobias Myers and Sally S. Myers, his wife; that by their mutual effort and joint labor the father and mother accumulated a large amount of property; that at the time of the making of the alleged agreement and the execution of their respective wills, the parents were the owners in their respective rights of valuable real…
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From Multnomah.: Robert G. Morrow, Judge. In Banc. It is alleged that the plaintiff and the defendant are brother and sister and the only children of George Tobias Myers and Sally S. Myers, his wife; that by their mutual effort and joint labor the father and mother accumulated a large amount of property; that at the time of the making of the alleged agreement and the execution of their respective wills, the parents were the owners in their respective rights of valuable real estate and personal property in the City of Portland; that while they were such owners George T. Myers,.the father,…
1Opinion of the CourtJohns, J.
1-3. In his motions to affirm the decree of the Circuit Court, the defendant relies upon the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, and some other jurisdictions, and the cases of Guthrie v. Imbrie, 12 Or. 182 (6 Pac. 664, 53 Am. Rep. 331), and Putman v. Southern Pacific Co., 21 Or. 230 (27 Pac. 1033), and under such authorities contends that the disagreement of this court would necessarily result in an affirmance of the decree of the lower court. *124All of the arguments in this case were heard in bcmc, and Chapter 167 of the Laws of 1913, page 295, provides :
“When sitting in bcmc,…
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