Legal Opinion

Spaur v. McBee

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided April 7, 1890PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from Douglas county: R. S. Bean, judge. This is a suit in equity to enjoin tbe enforcement of a judgment in an action of ejectment and to require tbe present defendant to convey to tbe plaintiff tbe real prop-' erty in controversy. Tbe defendant bad a decree in bis' favor in tbe court below, from wbicb tbis appeal is taken. Tbe facts sufficiently appear in tbe opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Strahan, J.,

delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.

By bis complaint tbe plaintiff claims to be tbe equitable owner of tbe land in controversy and to bave been in tbe actual and exclusive possession of tbe same ever since tbe year 1862. It appears tbat in tbe year 1862 one J. A. Vel-zain and Jesse Fry owned tbe land in controversy and tbat tbe same was a part of a larger tract owned by them; tbat tbe plaintiff also owned a large tract wbicb adjoined tbe lands of Velzian and Fry; tbat a small parcel of tbe plaintiff’s land laid on tbe west side of tbe South Umpqua river, consisting of about six…

2Cited by23 opinions

  1. Dowell v. MossbergOregon Supreme Court · 1961
  2. Peterson v. DillonWashington Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Dixon Et Ux v. Schoonover Et UxOregon Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Bowsman v. AndersonOregon Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Zeuske v. ZeuskeOregon Supreme Court · 1909

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