In re the Marriage of Sherman

Husband appeals from a dissolution decree, contending that the trial court’s division of the marital assets was unjust and improper in the circumstances. ORS 107.105(l)(e).

Husband and wife, ages 43 and 40, respectively, were wed in July 1954 and have two emancipated children. The parties’ principal assets are their family home, with equity of approximately $25,000, and two land sale contracts, with outstanding balances of approximately $112,000 at the time of trial. One land sale contract of approximately $19,000 relates to a small tavern that the parties operated jointly. The second…