Hurd v. Byrnes

This is a suit to enjoin defendant from trespassing upon a parcel of land to which plaintiffs claim title. Plaintiffs also pray for damages as a result of the alleged trespass. The trial court entered a decree in favor of plaintiffs, restraining defendant from entering upon the property and awarding plaintiffs damages in the amount of $1,500. Defendant appeals.

The property in question is a 25-foot wide strip of land running from plaintiffs’ land through property owned by defendant, and thence through property owned by Schubert- and finally to The Dalles-California Highway, now known as…