Mukai Living Trust v. Lopez

Plaintiff, a trust that owns a house in Lake Oswego, brought an action to eject defendant, the house’s occupant, and for back rent. Defendant answered that, under the terms of an oral agreement with the owner’s predecessors, he was entitled to occupy the house during his lifetime. He also counterclaimed in quantum meruit to recover the cost of improvements. The court granted plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on the ejectment claim and entered an ORCP 67 B judgment to that effect. Defendant appeals, and we affirm.

Because plaintiff prevailed on summary judgment, we review the record in the…