Church v. City of Portland
Oregon Supreme Court
Appeal from a decree of the circuit court for the county of Multnomah, dismissing a complaint upon demurrer. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, C. J.
In this case the appellant filed his complaint to enjoin the respondent, a municipal corporation, from entering upon and building a city hall, with a city jail in the basement thereof, upon block 54, in the city of Portland, claiming that said block, and also block 53, adjacent thereto, were both dedicated to, and accepted by, the city as a “.public square,” for the use of the inhabitants thereof, and the public generally, as an open plaza; and it was to be kept and maintained as open ground, to be planted with trees and otherwise ornamented, as a place for public gatherings and outdoor…
2Cited by26 opinions
- Hames v. City of PolsonMontana Supreme Court · 1950
- Hall v. Fairchild-Gilmore-Wilton Co.California Court of Appeal · 1924
- City of Hopkinsville v. JarrettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
- City of St. Louis v. Senter Commission Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1935
- Hyland v. City of EugeneOregon Supreme Court · 1946
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