Hanscom v. Irwin

Joe Hanscom, father of the plaintiff, died in 1928. By his will he devised to his son, William Hanscom, the land involved in this suit subject to a life estate in his widow. On May 20, 1930, while the estate of Joe Hanscom was still in course of probate the plaintiff excuted a general warranty deed purporting to convey to his then wife, the defendant, Inez Irwin, the South west quarter of Section Fourteen, in Township Pour North Range Thirty-two Past of the Willamette Meridian in Umatilla County, Oregon. The deed was re corded on the same day that it was executed. The description in the deed…