Hinton v. Hannigan

Plaintiffs and defendants sought to quiet title to the Pete Mann Ditch. Plaintiffs appealed from a judgment that dismissed their claims and defendants’ counterclaims. We review de novo, ORS 105.605; ORS 19.415(3); Nedry v. Morgan, 284 Or 65, 67 n 1, 584 P2d 1381 (1978), and affirm.

A series of ditches, approximately 30 to 35 miles in length, apparently traverses government and private land and conveys water from Grant County to the lower elevations in Baker County. Each ditch in the series was constructed in the mid-1800s and has been known by at least one name since its construction. These…