Legal Opinion
Young v. Reynolds Metals Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1982No. 81-3145PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
We must determine who has the right to timber located on property in Oregon under a reservation clause in a deed. Because the district court misapplied Oregon law in interpreting the deed, we reverse and remand.
I. Facts
In May 1947, the Gamans executed a deed conveying 23 acres of real property in Oregon to Alcoa Mining Company in exchange for $6,000. The deed imposed the following limitations on the conveyance:
Reserving, however, to the grantors, their heirs and assigns, the right to remove timber now upon the property above described at any time prior to the commencement…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Laguna Hermosa Corporation v. B. E. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Anderson v. Miami Lumber Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1911
- Gee v. Tenneco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Arbogast v. Pilot Rock Lumber Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1959
- Coquille Mill & Tug Co. v. Robert Dollar Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1929
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- August E. Waegemann, Barbara A. Waegemann, and Earl Tom Pyle v. Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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- Monte Carlo Shirt, Inc. v. Daewoo International (America) CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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