Legal Opinion
Myers v. Reed
United States Circuit Court
Decided August 8, 1883PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Suit in Equity to Declare a Trust in Real Property.
1Opinion of the CourtReady, J.
The plaintiffs, citizen of New York and Connecticut, respectively, bring this suit against the defendants, citizens of Oregon, to obtain a conveyance to them of the undivided four-ninths of the north half of lot 4 in block 10 of Couch’s addition to Portland, alleging that the same is worth “at least $5,000.”- The case was heard upon a demurrer to the bill. From the latter it appears that on February 16, 1860, William Baker, Robert Pittock, and Tobias Myers were in the possession of the premises, claiming each to be the owner of an undivided third thereof, under and by virtue of a conveyance…
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