Hight v. Hirsch
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon
Action to Quiet Title. The plaintiffs bring this suit to quiet the title to 54y2 acres of land situate in Multnomah county, Or., being a portion of the south half of the William Blackistone Donation Land Claim.
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Action to Quiet Title. The plaintiffs bring this suit to quiet the title to 54y2 acres of land situate in Multnomah county, Or., being a portion of the south half of the William Blackistone Donation Land Claim. The complaint alleges, in. brief, that on June 8, 1800, James A. Odell conveyed the south half of the William Blaekistone claim to Laura Ann Blackistone, the wife of William, “for and during the term of her natural life, and from and after her decease to the children of the said Laura Ann and William Blackistone who should survive the said Laura Ann, or if any of the said children…
1Opinion of the CourtWolverton, District Judge
(after stating the facts). The defendants’ answers are evidently -drafted upon the theory that the decree in the divorce case alluded to therein became effectual as a merger of the life estate of Laura Ann Blackistone with the remainder in the children of the. marriage, and that, from and after the date of such decree, the estate in fee was vested in such children, and that the father inherited the shares of the two that died in infancy. Subsequent proceedings set out are all in pursuance of this theory, and are grounded thereon. The plaintiffs, by their demurrers to the answers, combat the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Doscher v. BlackistonOregon Supreme Court · 1879
- Ankeny v. BlackistonOregon Supreme Court · 1879