Horecny v. Raichl

Plaintiff 1 sold two acres of his land in Clatsop County, the "western parcel,” to defendant in 1958 and retained the "eastern parcel.” Plaintiff also retained a 20' roadway through the two acres to his "eastern parcel” by the following language in the land sale contract and in the deed:

"The purchaser is granted by the sellers, their heirs and assigns, the right to use, and the sellers reserve to themselves, their heirs and assigns, the right to use for road purposes, the road now existing, which is described as a roadway 20 feet in width [further legal description omitted] * * (Emphasis…