Layman v. Ledgett

Plaintiffs and defendant each claim ownership of and the right to cut and harvest all timber on a quarter section of land in Klickitat County. Plaintiffs, George, James, and Edmond Layman, claim their right by a quitclaim deed from their father, D. M. Layman, which purported to convey all the timber in the tract “in perpetuity with necessary easements for the enjoyment of the rights hereby granted forever.” Defendant, J. L. Ledgett, claims his right by Klickitat County treasurer’s deed which purported to convey the “land only.”

In 1933, D. M. Layman purchased the southeast quarter of Section…