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Trustees of the M. E. Protestant Church v. Adams

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1870PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Marion County. Tlie facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court,

Thayer, J.:

It is alleged in the complaint in this suit—

That the plaintiffs are the regularly elected and acting trustees and agents of the Methodist Protestant Church of the town of Jefferson, in Marion County, in the State of Oregon.

That on the 5th day of June, 1857, gne James Bates, being then the owner and in possession of the following described premises, to wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of the Institute lot on the land claim of James Bates, in the town of Jefferson, in Marion County, Oregon; thence running south on the section line eighty-six feet; thence west…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Trustees of the Philadelphia Baptist Ass'n v. Hart's ExecutorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. Inglis v. Trustees of Sailor's Snug Harbour in City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
  3. Owens v. . the Missionary Society of the M.E. ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
  4. Happy v. MortonIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
  5. Executors of Burr v. SmithSupreme Court of Vermont · 1835

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. American Timber & Trading Co. v. First National BankOregon Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Brown v. WebbOregon Supreme Court · 1912
  3. State v. Sunbeam Rebekah Lodge No. 180Oregon Supreme Court · 1942
  4. International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Harvey AluminumOregon Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Lonsford v. BurtonOregon Supreme Court · 1954

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