Brown v. Laird

Matthew Wells Mitchell and Matilda J. Mitchell were married April 19, 1893, at which time Mr. Mitchell, a widower, was residing on a farm near Cove, Oregon. The plaintiff is a daughter of Mr. Mitchell by a former marriage, and Minnette Sentner is the daughter of Mrs. Mitchell by a former marriage. Both Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Sentner were adults and married at the time of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell. At that time Mr. Mitchell was possessed of considerable real estate, part of which was good tillable land and the remainder was hill or pasture land. The evidence does not definitely…