Oregon v. Warner Stock Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Lake: Henry L. Benson, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Hailey. The amended complaint in this case covers some 60 pages of tbe printed abstract and shows that this suit is brought for and on behalf of the State as plaintiff, by A. M. Crawford, Attorney-General, pursuant to the written request of the Govorner, and that defendant, the Warner Valley Stock Co., a private corporation, claims to be the owner, through mesne conveyances from the Hnited States, of a large…
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From Lake: Henry L. Benson, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Hailey. The amended complaint in this case covers some 60 pages of tbe printed abstract and shows that this suit is brought for and on behalf of the State as plaintiff, by A. M. Crawford, Attorney-General, pursuant to the written request of the Govorner, and that defendant, the Warner Valley Stock Co., a private corporation, claims to be the owner, through mesne conveyances from the Hnited States, of a large quantity of land in Lake County, Oregon, known as “swamp land,” the title to which was derived under the swamp land acts of the…
1Opinion of the Court · HaileyJustice Hailey
Plaintiff contends that there are four important questions arising upon the record to be determined upon this appeal: (1) The right of settlers upon swamp and overflowed lands before the issuance of patent therefor, under the acts of Congress and the statutes of the state. (2) The proper construction of the act of the state legislature of October 26, 1870, providing for “the selection and sale of the swamp and overflowed lands belonging to the State of Oregon,” as authorizing the disposal of lands that were, on March 12, 1860, when the grant was made to Oregon, swamp and overflowed, but had…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. San Jacinto Tin Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. MinorSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- People ex rel. Pixley v. StrattonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
- Powell v. D. S. & G. R. R.Oregon Supreme Court · 1886
- State ex rel. Wilson v. ShivelyOregon Supreme Court · 1882
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- State v. Warner Valley Stock Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1910
- Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. v. First National BankOregon Supreme Court · 1934
- State v. Warner Valley Stock Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1914