Freytag v. Vitas

This is a suit to quiet title to a gravel bar in the Willamette River, a navigable stream, commonly known as “Meldrum Bar.” From a decree holding title to be in defendant State of Oregon, the plaintiffs, the intervenor, Mitchell, and all other defendants, except Jack Houston and Leona Vinson, appeal. We will hereinafter refer to the plaintiffs appellant as the “upland owners.”

Because of the conclusion we reach in this matter, it is unnecessary for us to comment upon the respective claims of title made by the parties other than those of the state and the upland owners.

Meldrum Bar is a large…