Burston v. Jackson

Citations

• 9 Or. 275

Syllabus

<p>Deed — Estoppel.</p> <p>The following clause in a deed purporting to be the sole deed of the husband : “And for the consideration aforesaid, and for divers other good and valuable considerations, I, Jannett Burston, wife of the said Alexander Burston, do hereby release and quit-claim unto the said John Spence, his heirs and assigns, all my right, claim or possibility Of dower in or out of the afore-described premises,” does not operate as a conveyance of an existing or after-acquired estate in fee simple in the land, by estoppel or otherwise.</p>