Garrett v. Clark
Oregon Supreme Court
Appeal from Benton County. On the 7th of December, 1872, John Lloyd, in consideration of love and affection and of the payment of taxes thereon, made a verbal agreement with his son, William Lloyd, by which he, William, was to have the possession of certain lands, with their rents, issues, and. profits, during his, John’s, lifetime. In pursuance of this agreement, William entered upon the premises and paid the taxes thereon.
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Appeal from Benton County. On the 7th of December, 1872, John Lloyd, in consideration of love and affection and of the payment of taxes thereon, made a verbal agreement with his son, William Lloyd, by which he, William, was to have the possession of certain lands, with their rents, issues, and. profits, during his, John’s, lifetime. In pursuance of this agreement, William entered upon the premises and paid the taxes thereon. On the 15th of October, 1873, William leased the premises to one Prose for one year, the rental to consist of one half the hay and oats grown on the premises during the…
1Opinion of the Court
*466By the Court,
Shattuok, J.:
There were a number of questions presented upon the argument of this cause which it is unnecessary to consider. The point in controversy,' arising on the allegations of the complaint, is, who owned the personal property mentioned in the complaint at the time of its alleged conversion by the defendant ? By the answer and replication, however, a question of tenancy of real property is raised, and the main question of title to personal property thus involves the determination of what was the relation of the respective parties to the land described in the answer.
It is…
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