KIDDER v. OLSEN

98-2330; A109948

31 P.3d 1139 (2001)

176 Or. App. 457

Dorothea KIDDER, Appellant, v. Harold OLSEN, the duly appointed and action Personal Representative of the Estate of Newell A. Lawley; and Heather Gartin, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Van Natta argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant. No appearance for respondent Harold Olsen, Personal Representative of the Estate of Newell A. Lawley, Deceased.

David Brian Williamson argued the cause for respondent Heather Gartin. With him on the brief was Williamson & Williamson.

Before HASELTON, Presiding Judge, and LINDER and WOLLHEIM, Judges.


HASELTON, P.J.

Plaintiff Dorothea Kidder, a devisee under the will of the decedent, Newell A. Lawley, appeals from a declaratory judgment that, pursuant to the terms of decedent's will, defendant Heather Gartin has the right to purchase decedent's farm for $46,160, which represents one-half of the property's tax-assessed value at the time of decedent's death.1 We conclude that the trial court correctly construed the will and that Gartin...

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