Bell v. Spain
Oregon Supreme Court
From Union: J. W. Knowles, Judge. In Bane. The plaintiff, J. K. Bell, instituted an action at law against defendants, Fred Spain and W. H. Hutchinson, for the recovery of an amount due upon a promissory note dated at Union, Union County, Oregon, March 25, 1920, for the sum of $5,000, with interest after date, at the rate of 7 per cent per annum, due six months after date, and for a reasonable sum as attorney’s fees.
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From Union: J. W. Knowles, Judge. In Bane. The plaintiff, J. K. Bell, instituted an action at law against defendants, Fred Spain and W. H. Hutchinson, for the recovery of an amount due upon a promissory note dated at Union, Union County, Oregon, March 25, 1920, for the sum of $5,000, with interest after date, at the rate of 7 per cent per annum, due six months after date, and for a reasonable sum as attorney’s fees. The defendants, Fred Spain and W. H. Hutchinson, claiming they were entitled to relief arising out of facts requiring the interposition of a court of equity and material to their…
1Opinion of the CourtBean, J.
A general outline of the circumstances relating to the controversy is substantially as follows: Prior to March, 1920, plaintiff, J. K. Bell and Charles Spain were the owners as equal partners of certain real property consisting of two tracts of land, one comprising 148.50 acres situate in Wallowa County, Oregon, and the other consisting of 27.32 acres situate in Baker County, Oregon. The legal title to the larger tract was in the name of plaintiff, Bell, and the smaller tract in the name of Charles Spain. This partnership also owned certain personal property consisting of approximately 170…
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