Legal Opinion
Borton v. Medicine Rock Land Company
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided May 20, 1976PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBryson, J.
Defendants La Ro Lumber Co. and Robert Praegitzer 1 appeal from a decree of the trial court which denied them ownership of certain timber and awarded damages against them for breach of contract.
Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Borton, were in the logging business and owned timbered property in Lincoln Comity. On April 28, 1972, the Bortons sold approximately 293 acres of timberland to Medicine Rock Land Co. (hereinafter Medicine Rock). 2 The Bortons, however, reserved ownership of certain trees on the tract:
"RESERVATION OF CERTAIN TREES. It is understood that the Seller [Bortons] reserves…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- May v. Chicago Insurance CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1971
- Belton v. BuesingOregon Supreme Court · 1965
- Hekker v. Sabre Construction CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1973
- Seguin v. Maloney-Chambers Lumber Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1953
- Willis v. StagerOregon Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- American Mechanical Corp. v. Union MacHine Co. of Lynn, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Bohle v. ThompsonCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Ellison v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1981
- Bow v. NakamuraHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1986
- Newport Terminals, Inc. v. Sunset Terminals, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1977
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