Le Vee v. Le Vee
Oregon Supreme Court
From Benton: George F. Skipworth, Judge. Department 1. The plaintiff and his mother during the latter years of her life were tenants in common of a 32-acre tract in Benton County.
Read the full summary
From Benton: George F. Skipworth, Judge. Department 1. The plaintiff and his mother during the latter years of her life were tenants in common of a 32-acre tract in Benton County. The complaint is to the effect that in 1897 the mother in consideration of the plaintiff’s promise to take care of her during the remaining years of her life, pay the expenses of her last sickness and burial and discharge a mortgage of $500 then on the property, together with any other encumbrances existing at her death, she would sell to him the undivided half of the property, conveying it to him either by deed or…
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.
Substantially the only witness for the plaintiff is himself. He narrates that he and his mother came to this state and, after an unsuccessful venture on a larger farm they bought together the tract in dispute, taking title to themselves as' tenants in common; that they lived together on the land for several years, she doing the housework and otherwise assisting in the management of the place and the marketing of its products, and all went smoothly until he married. The old lady, feeling herself supplanted by the daughter-in-law, left, and the plaintiff, according to his story, provided for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Spain v. Oregon-Washington R. & N. Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1915
- Woods v. DunnOregon Supreme Court · 1916
- Kelley v. DevinOregon Supreme Court · 1913
- Sprague v. JessupOregon Supreme Court · 1905
- Roberts v. TempletonOregon Supreme Court · 1905
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by27 opinions
- Erickson v. EricksonOregon Supreme Court · 1941
- Tigglebeck v. RussellOregon Supreme Court · 1949
- Hunter v. AllenOregon Supreme Court · 1944
- Hames v. IrwinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
- National Surety Corp. v. SmithOregon Supreme Court · 1941
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.