Morten v. Zevalkink

On August 21, 1939, plaintiff filed a bill of complaint for specific performance of an oral contract.

The following facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff was legally adopted by defendant Barend Zevalkink as his daughter in October, 1928, when she was about 32 years of age. She first became acquainted with Mr. Zevalkink when she was about 9 years old. When plaintiff was about 17 years of age, her mother married Barend Zevalkink. Following the marriage, plaintiff went to live with her mother and stepfather at their home in Grand Rapids.

In December, 1921, plaintiff married Spencer W. Morten and…