Strome v. Lane County

Plaintiff sought a judgment declaring that a road running through her property was owned by her and not by defendant Lane County, and an injunction barring the county from proceeding with the process of “legalizing” the road — that is, the process of conducting a survey and issuing an order to eliminate doubts as to the road’s location and its lawful establishment as a county road. See ORS 368.201 - 368.221 (describing process); Shotgun Creek Ranch, LLC v. Crook County, 219 Or App 375, 182 P3d 312 (2008). Plaintiff argued that the county had no jurisdiction to proceed with legalizing the road…