Lager v. Berggren

Edward Berggren was for many years in the employ of a lumber company operating in Jefferson county. Plaintiff Joel Lager was also for a longtime in the employ of the same company, although in a different department. The two men were friends, and from 1919 to 1926, Mr. Berggren occupied a room in the Lagers’ home at Port Ludlow, while boarding- at the hotel operated by his employer.

During the year 1926, Mr. Berggren paid $2,500 for a slightly improved forty-acre tract (which land is the subject matter of this controversy), taking title thereto in his own name. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Berggren…