Booth v. Prineville
Oregon Supreme Court
From Crook: William L. Bradshaw, Judge. This is a suit by W. A. Booth against the City of Prineville, to quiet title. From a decree for the defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are set forth in the opinion of the court. Submitted on briefs without argument under the proviso of Supreme Court Rule .1.8: 56 Or. 622 (117 Pac. xi).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a decree dismissing his suit instituted to determine an adverse title to real property and establishing the defendant’s easement in and right of possession of a part of Third Street in Prineville, Oregon, 49 feet along that highway and 80 feet across it. The plaintiff’s alleged title *299to the tract, as against the defendant’s is asserted to have been secured by adverse possession for more than 10 years prior to May 24, 1895, when the statute went into effect, prohibiting the right of cities and towns in Oregon to land dedicated or otherwise acquired for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schooling v. HarrisburgOregon Supreme Court · 1903
- Oliver v. SynhorstOregon Supreme Court · 1906
- Cruson v. City of LebanonOregon Supreme Court · 1913
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