Phipps v. Stancliff

BELT, J. —

Did the court err in submitting this case to the jury and in entering judgment upon the verdict rendered? There is ample testimony tending to establish plaintiff’s claim of title by adverse possession, but the vital question is whether there is any evidence to the contrary. It was stipulated by the parties hereto that the land in controversy

“was not assessed by Douglas County, Oregon, for State and County taxes prior to the year 1901; that said Lot Nine (9) was assessed by said county for State and County taxes for the years 1901 to 1915, inclusive, in the name of the Oregon and…