Quinn v. Willamette Pulp & Paper Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Clackamas: James A. Eakin, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. This is a suit by W. W. Quinn against the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company to quiet title. Plaintiff alleges that he is the owner and in the possession of the tract, and submits evidence tending to support his title by adverse possession.
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From Clackamas: James A. Eakin, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. This is a suit by W. W. Quinn against the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company to quiet title. Plaintiff alleges that he is the owner and in the possession of the tract, and submits evidence tending to support his title by adverse possession. Defendant denies the allegations of the complaint, asserts title to the land by mesne conveyances from Absalom F. Hedges and wife, and also avers that plaintiff’s claim is a cloud upon defendant’s title and against its rights. Plaintiff, by a reply, puts in issue the new matter of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
It is shown by the evidence that Peter Pacquet, former owner of the land, claimed the land to the edge of the water; claimed that the corner of the Weston tract was right at the river. Each of the different owners of the adjacent land claimed and believed that they owned to the water’s edge. In 1906 defendant refused to pay rent for the use of the river front. Pacquet then rented the *553same to the Crown. Paper Company. It would take an expert civil engineer to determine whether or not the limits of the land, as conveyed to plaintiff by the description in the various conveyances, extend to the…
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