Ladd v. Spencer
Oregon Supreme Court
Multnomah. County: Loyal B. Stearns, Judge. Defendants appeal. Suit by W. S. Ladd against E. W. Spencer (substituted for S. B. Parrish,) as chief of police of the city of Portland; Clara B. Zeller; E. N. Zeller, her husband; L. Keenan; Henry McEntyre; Seth D. Wills, as executor of the last will of Jacob Wills, deceased; William E. Wills; Alfred H. Wills; Clara Keenan; Della H. Schriver; Seth D. Wills, and Rebecca A. Wills, — to enjoin the execution and delivery of deeds to…
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Multnomah. County: Loyal B. Stearns, Judge. Defendants appeal. Suit by W. S. Ladd against E. W. Spencer (substituted for S. B. Parrish,) as chief of police of the city of Portland; Clara B. Zeller; E. N. Zeller, her husband; L. Keenan; Henry McEntyre; Seth D. Wills, as executor of the last will of Jacob Wills, deceased; William E. Wills; Alfred H. Wills; Clara Keenan; Della H. Schriver; Seth D. Wills, and Rebecca A. Wills, — to enjoin the execution and delivery of deeds to certain lots in East Portland on sales for delinquent street assessments. Decree for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This is a suit brought by the respondent Wm. S. Ladd against the chief of police of the city of Portland, as the successor in office of the city marshal of East Portland, now consolidated with Portland, to restrain *195said officer from executing and delivering deeds to the co-appellants, purporting to convey to them the title to certain lots of the respondent in the former city of Bast Portland, pursuant to sales made by said city marshal upon an alleged default in the payment of assessments for the improvement of N Street in said city.
Section 2 of article VI. of an act to incorporate the city…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Merritt v. . Village of PortchesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Dowell v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1886
- Massing v. AmesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Hawthorne v. City of East PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1886
3Cited by15 opinions
- Clinton v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1894
- Bank of Columbia v. PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1902
- Rogers v. City of SalemOregon Supreme Court · 1912
- Johns v. City of PendletonOregon Supreme Court · 1913
- Jones v. City of SalemOregon Supreme Court · 1912
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