Hess v. Seeger

This appeal concerns the respective interests of the parties in certain land located in eastern Oregon. The land in question was originally owned by Joseph and Rita Silva Vey. All the parties, except the Hesses and Kinzua Corporation, are lineal descendants of the Veys. The Hesses acquired an interest in the Vey estate by virtue of an employment contract in which they agreed to perform legal services for Delbert Pedro, one of the Vey’s descendants, in exchange for a percentage of his interest in the Vey estate. Kinzua Corporation’s interest is derived from a timber sale contract between it…