Legal Opinion

Harris v. Harris

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided October 28, 1931PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRand, J.

This is a suit by one joint devisee under the will of Higby Harris, deceased, against his codevisees for the compulsory partition of certain real property devised to them by the testator. The court granted the partition and Laura Harris, the surviving widow, has appealed.

It appears from the record that the testator left surviving him as his sole heirs and next of kin his widow and their four children, Ernest, the plaintiff, David, Martha and Mable. At the time of his death in January, 1928, the testator was seized in fee of what is designated as the home place consisting of 1,266.26 acres,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Brown v. . KnappNew York Court of Appeals · 1879

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Peyton v. WehrhaneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
  2. Tombs EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  3. McMillan v. FollansbeeCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2004
  4. Rodkey v. ReesCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1974
  5. Harris v. HarrisOregon Supreme Court · 1938

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