Pedro v. Vey

ON THE MERITS

(46 P.2d 582)

In Banc. Plaintiffs commenced an action at law to recover damages in the sum of $100,000 for the conversion of certain property leased by them from the defendants Joe Vey and his wife Rita Vey, an aged couple who have extensive land holdings in eastern Oregon. Mary M. Pedro, a daughter of the defendants Vey, and August Stad had for many years been engaged in the cattle and sheep business as copartners. On October 29, 1932, the plaintiffs leased from the defendants Vey approximately 60,000 acres of land in Morrow, Union, and Umatilla counties, together with 10,656…