Gange Et Ux. v. Hayes

This is a suit to quiet the title of the plaintiffs Gange in certain real property situated in Lane county, Oregon, hereinafter called Parcel C. The defendants Hayes answered, claiming a right to the title by reason of certain provisions in a deed, later referred to as the deed from the Diamond “B” Ranch to the Lewis-Peters Lumber Company. From a decree in favor of plaintiffs and adverse to the defendants, the defendants appeal.

In 1924, the Diamond “B” Ranch, an Oregon corporation, owned about 3,000 contiguous acres in Lane county, Oregon, which it operated as a stock ranch and which then…