Crain v. Siegel

Plaintiff brought this action seeking injunctive relief and to quiet title regarding his claim of an easement for the shared use of defendants’ residential driveway. The trial court dismissed plaintiffs claim and granted judgment to defendants on their counterclaims, quieting title in and restraining plaintiff from interfering with defendants’ use and enjoyment of their property. We review de novo, ORS 19.125(3), and affirm.

Defendants have lived on their property since 1964. From the time that they bought their house until 1991, they had an oral agreement with their neighbors, the Kramers,…