St. Dennis v. Harras
Oregon Supreme Court
From Umatilla: HENRY J. Bean, Judge. Statement by. Mr." JUSTICE Eakin. This is a suit in equity originally commenced by plaintiff, Desire St. Dennis, known also as Jerry St. Denis, against Reinhold Harras, for the purpose of having canceled a lease, given by plaintiff to defendant, for the reason that the same was secured by fraud and that plaintiff was not capable of executing it.
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From Umatilla: HENRY J. Bean, Judge. Statement by. Mr." JUSTICE Eakin. This is a suit in equity originally commenced by plaintiff, Desire St. Dennis, known also as Jerry St. Denis, against Reinhold Harras, for the purpose of having canceled a lease, given by plaintiff to defendant, for the reason that the same was secured by fraud and that plaintiff was not capable of executing it. After defendant filed his answer in the case, and before the commencement of the trial, plaintiff moved the court for a voluntary nonsuit, which was denied, because the answer set up a counterclaim; and thereafter…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eakin
1. The plaintiff is not asking affirmative relief; but defendant seeks to quiet his title to the property under the lease, which is described in the lease as being the “Jerry St. Dennis ranch, located on the Umatilla reservation, in said Umatilla County, and consisting of six hundred and forty (640) acres, and including the home place, where the party of the first part now resides.” The land sought to be included in the lease must be identified by the name “Jerry St. Dennis ranch,” consisting of 640 acres on the Umatilla reservation, and defendant now seeks to establish by legal subdivision…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- House v. JacksonOregon Supreme Court · 1893
- Bogard v. BarhanOregon Supreme Court · 1908
- Rockwood v. GroutOregon Supreme Court · 1910
- Bingham v. HoneymanOregon Supreme Court · 1898
3Cited by10 opinions
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- McMaster v. RubyOregon Supreme Court · 1916
- Security Savings & Trust Co. v. OgdenOregon Supreme Court · 1927
- Klovdahl v. SpringfieldOregon Supreme Court · 1916
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