Legal Opinion
Lethin v. United States
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided March 28, 1984No. Civil Action 83-188-PAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PANNER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action against the United States to quiet title to real property located along the south bank of the Columbia River in Hammond, Oregon. Title 28 U.S.C. § 1346(f) confers jurisdiction. Trial was to the court. I hold that plaintiffs have title in fee simple to the disputed property, but that defendant maintains an easement across the land for the general purpose of gaining access to the river.
I. BACKGROUND.
On February 29, 1887, Bartholomew and Rachel Kindred conveyed to the United States a parcel of land to be used to establish a…
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