McMaster v. Ruby
Oregon Supreme Court
From Union: John W. Knowles, Judge. In Banc. Statement by Me. Justice Burnett. This is apparently a suit to quiet title by J. L. McMaster against A. C. Ruby, doing business as A. C. Ruby & Company.
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From Union: John W. Knowles, Judge. In Banc. Statement by Me. Justice Burnett. This is apparently a suit to quiet title by J. L. McMaster against A. C. Ruby, doing business as A. C. Ruby & Company. Tbe plaintiff says he “is tbe owner in fee and in tbe actual possession of tbe following described real estate in Union County, State of Oregon, to wit, tbe south half of block 1, in Hannah’s Addition to tbe town of West Union according to tbe plat of said town now of record in tbe office of tbe recorder of conveyances of said Union County, State of Oregon.” Tbe complaint concludes with this…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
1. As stated in O’Hara v. Parker, 27 Or. 156, 164 (39 Pac. 1004, 1005):
In a suit to quiet title “it is sufficient to allege’that the defendant claims an estate or interest in the property adverse to the plaintiff, and call upon him to assert the nature and character of such adverse estate or interest, and subject it to a judicial investigation, that the right of possession between them may be forever quieted.”
2. The following is set down in 7 Words and Phrases, page 6008:
“In the language of Lord Coke, ‘records’ are memorials or remembrances in rolls or parchments of the proceedings and acts…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- O'Hara v. ParkerOregon Supreme Court · 1895
- House v. JacksonOregon Supreme Court · 1893
- Marshall v. MatsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
- Bogard v. BarhanOregon Supreme Court · 1908
- White v. JohnsonOregon Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Brooks v. CookMontana Supreme Court · 1929
- Hufstedler v. HarralCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
- United States v. CohnOregon Supreme Court · 1954
- Bloech v. Hyland Homes Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1926
- State v. LillieOregon Supreme Court · 1943
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