Dabney v. City of Portland

This is a suit to enjoin the defendant city from using as a street a strip of land 60 feet wide and 200 feet long, lying between blocks 17 and 20 in Hansen’s Second Addition to East Portland. The disputed area would be included if East Morrison Street were extended in an easterly direction. It is the contention of the plaintiff that the city is es-topped from asserting that this property has been dedicated as a street. Such question involves the careful consideration of the facts. Reference to the following plat may be helpful to an understanding of the case:

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Block 17.

In March, 1880, H.…