Portland v. Inman-Poulsen Lum. Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah.: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. In Bank. Statement by Mr. Chief Justice McBride. This is a suit brought by the City of Portland to restrain Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company, a corporation, R. D. Inman and Johan Poulsen from obstructing certain streets situated in what was formerly known as Stephens’ Addition to the City of East Portland, which, by the consolidation of the two cities, has become a part of the present City of Portland.
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From Multnomah.: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. In Bank. Statement by Mr. Chief Justice McBride. This is a suit brought by the City of Portland to restrain Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company, a corporation, R. D. Inman and Johan Poulsen from obstructing certain streets situated in what was formerly known as Stephens’ Addition to the City of East Portland, which, by the consolidation of the two cities, has become a part of the present City of Portland. The pleadings with their exhibits would occupy several hundred pages of the Oregon Reports, and are therefore omitted; it being sufficient to state that…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice McBride.
1. This case was tried before Hon. Henry E. McGinn, who was born and has lived all his life in the vicinity of the property in dispute; and his familiarity with its location and the conditions existing upon the ground admirably qualified him to understand the testimony offered. A comparison of his findings of fact with the testimony satisfies us that he found correctly; and it only remains for us to decide whether the legal conclusions drawn by him from these facts are fairly deducible therefrom.
2. We think the city is estopped from claiming any right to…
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