City of Klamath Falls v. Bell

In 1925, a corporation conveyed certain land to the city of Klamath Falls as a gift for nse as the site for a city library. The deed provided, among other things, that the city should hold the land “so long as” it complied with that condition with regard to its nse.

In 1969, the city terminated the use of the land for a library, and the question presented by this appeal is, “Does the title to the land remain in the city or did the termination of use as a library cause title to pass to the descendants of the shareholders of the donor-corporation (now dissolved) ?”

The issue was presented to the…