Bowlby v. Shively
Oregon Supreme Court
Clatsop county: Frank J. Taylor, Judge. Defendants appeal. This is a suit to quiet title. The plaintiffs allege in substance that they are the owners and in possession of all the tide lands on the west half of block 141, on all of blocks 126 and 127 and north thereof, and on the west half of block 146 and north thereof, in the city of Astoria, as laid out by John M. Shively, by virtue of deeds from the state of Oregon, more than ten years prior to this suit; that the…
Read the full summary
Clatsop county: Frank J. Taylor, Judge. Defendants appeal. This is a suit to quiet title. The plaintiffs allege in substance that they are the owners and in possession of all the tide lands on the west half of block 141, on all of blocks 126 and 127 and north thereof, and on the west half of block 146 and north thereof, in the city of Astoria, as laid out by John M. Shively, by virtue of deeds from the state of Oregon, more than ten years prior to this suit; that the premises are within the corporate limits of the city of Astoria; that all the wharfing privileges and appurtenances thereto are…
1Opinion of the CourtLord, J.
The facts as stated above, for the purposes of the case, may be thus summarized: That John M. Shively, who was the owner of certain property on the Columbia river, platted and laid it out into blocks and lots, some of which extended below the line of ordinary high tide, and some below the line of low tide, and that he sold to James Welch the blocks already described, lying below the ordinary high tide, with reference to such plat, and that the plaintiffs have succeeded to Welch’s title to the same, and that since then the plaintiffs have acquired by deed from the state of Oregon all the tide…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Pollard's Lessee v. HAGANSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Hardin v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Yates v. MilwaukeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Barney v. KeokukSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- McCready v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by48 opinions
- Oregon v. Portland Gen. Elec. Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1908
- State Ex Rel. Thornton v. HayOregon Supreme Court · 1969
- Pacific Elevator Co. v. PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1913
- Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co. v. State Land BoardOregon Supreme Court · 1968
- Corvallis & Eastern R. Co. v. BensonOregon Supreme Court · 1912
43 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.