Boyd v. Quick

Plaintiffs brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief, contending that, under an easement for “electrical facilities” which was reserved by defendant Quick’s (defendant) grantor and of which plaintiffs are the assignees, they are entitled to construct parts of a hydroelectric power generating facility and a diversion weir on defendant’s property. The trial court allowed plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, and defendant appeals from the resulting judgment.

In 1962, third party defendant PacifiCorp (then Pacific Power & Light Company) conveyed the property in question to…