An Oregon woman who sold her home worth approximately $398,000 to her son-in-law for $270,000 in 2006 claimed she was promised the right to live there for life. After a dispute over her occupancy, a trial court ruled in her favour. However, the Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the decision, finding that the written sale documents transferred her entire ownership interest without reserving a life estate. An Oregon woman who sold her home worth approximately $398,000 to her son-in-law for $270,000 in 2006 claimed she was promised the right to live there for life. After a dispute over her occupancy, a trial court ruled in her favour. However, the Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the decision, finding that the written sale documents transferred her entire ownership interest without reserving a life estate.
