Muck v. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Oregon; Robert S. Bean, Judge. Suit by the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company against Alwin A. Muck and wife, to settle a dispute over a boundary line. Decree for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
HUNT, Circuit Judge.
The Timber Company sued Muck and wife to settle a confused and disputed boundary line of a strip of land along the Willamette river, Oregon. Muck has had possession for several years, and claims under right to enter the land as a homestead, while the Timber Company contends that its lands extend to the river. From a decree in favor of the Timber Company, Muck appealed.
The Timber Company owns a tract which was a part of two' donation ■ land claims appropriated in 1855 by James Loomis and James John, respectively, and patented in 1866. Muck’s contention is that the surveyed…
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