Westenfelder v. Green
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon
This was a suit by Ludwig Westenfelder against Flora E. Green, Obed Green, and Frederick Westenfelder, to quiet title to a certain parcel of land.
1Opinion of the Court
BELLINGER, District Judge.
This is a suit to quiet the title to the east 30 feet of lot 1 in block 167 in the city of Portland. In 1856 Jacob Westenfelder, a native of Germany then recently, arrived in the country, married one Mary Ann Woolen, by whom he had two children,—Clementena, afterwards married to John F. Dawes, and Mary Ann, who died without issue at the age of 17 years. On September 11, 1862, this Jacob Westenfelder purchased lot 1 in block 1.67, including the premises in dispute, for $700, and at once went into possession of the lot, where he remained until the death of his wife,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Creekmur v. CreekmurSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
- Wells v. SheererSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Nelson v. DavidsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Westenfelder v. GreenOregon Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by2 opinions
- Westenfelder v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1898
- Westenfelder v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1900