Case law

Klamath Development Co. v. Lewis

136 Or. 445 · Oregon Supreme Court · Apr 17, 1931

Such a spring is not subject to appropriation by a person other than the owner of the land: § 47-1401, Oregon Code 1930; Morrison v. … et al. v.

Borman v. Blackmon

60 Or. 304 · Oregon Supreme Court · Nov 14, 1911

Spencer, 51 Or. 262 ( 94 Pac. 39 ); Browning v. Lewis, 39 Or. 11 ( 64 Pac. 304 ). The equitable title of the plaintiff Borman to the placers mentioned in the complaint is not seriously questioned by the defendants. … An intent is a necessary element in the matter of abandonment: Watts v. Spencer, 51 Or. 262 ( 94 Pac. 39 ) ;Hough v. Porter, 51 Or. 318 ( 95 Pac. 732 : 98 Pac. 1083 : 102 Pac. 728 ). 3.

Hart v. Oregon Laundry Co.

91 Or. 324 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 4, 1919

In speaking of trover and conversion in Cooper v. Chitty, 1 Burr. 31, quoted with approval by Mr. Justice Slater in Swank v. … In Manning v. Brown, 47 Md. 506 , the circumstances were somewhat similar to those of Lee Tung v.

In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Coe

302 Or. 553 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jan 21, 1987

Before the Disciplinary Board’s trial panel, the Bar moved for an order striking the document from the record for failure to verify and failure to serve properly. … Those charges are filed in this court, and the proceedings are conducted by the Disciplinary Board as an arm of this court. ORS 9.534.

Dodge v. Davies

181 Or. 13 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1947

Brown v. Lord, 7 Or. 302 ; Wallace v. Scoggins, supra; Dunis v. Director, supra; Brennen v. Darby, 124 Or. 574 , 265 P. 425 . … Browne, Statute of Frauds, 4 ed., p. 151; Clarke v. Philomath College, 99 Or. 366, 384 , 193 P. 470 , 195 P. 822 .

Eckles v. State of Oregon

306 Or. 380 · Oregon Supreme Court · Aug 4, 1988

See 6 Couch on Insurance 2d 971-74, §§ 34:121-22 (rev ed 1985); see also Gilmore v. … If the facts would warrant such a distribution, presumably SAIF’s board would order it, for the general rule is that directors of a mutual insurance company cannot withhold a dividend that should be declared. Rhine v.

Mazurek v. Rajnus

253 Or. 555 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1969

However, the wind blew some of the sheets off the stack “a couple of times” and to prevent this plaintiff placed boards and a skill-saw on the top of the stack. … The judgment is affirmed. ① Murray v. Lamb, 174 Or 239 , 148 P2d 797 (1944). ② See cases collected in 2 Words and Phrases, “Act of God” (1955).

Mitchell v. Bruening

139 Or. 244 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jan 13, 1932

*248 BROWN, J. … In Danielson v.

Federal Land Bank of Spokane v. Schermerhorn

155 Or. 533 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jan 13, 1937

Co. v. Kibbe, 43 Fed. (2d) 582; James Millar Co. v. Commonwealth, 251 Mass. 457 ( 146 N. E. 677 ); McKeown v. Brown, 167 Iowa 489 ( 149 N. W. 593 ); and Whitley v. Murphy, 5 Or. 328 ( 20 Am. … McKeown v. Brown, supra, was a petition by one who claimed to be the sole heir of James Murray, deceased, to establish her right to receive from the state treasurer the estate of the deceased which had es-cheated.

Packwood v. State

24 Or. 261 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jun 29, 1893

immediate rights of the litigants are not the only object of the rule, but sound public policy, which is interested in preserving every tribunal appointed by law from discredit, imperiously demands its observation”: Stockwell v. … Township Board of White Lake, 22 Mich. 349 .

Lewis v. Aetna Insurance Company

264 Or. 314 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jan 25, 1973

Co. v. Importers’ & Exporters’ Ins. … Brown, Avriting for the court in Tropical Marine Prod. v. Birmingham Fire Ins. Co. of Pa., 247 F2d 116 (5th Cir 1957). The Sea Pak was a wooden vessel, probably built during World War II.

Becker v. Oregon-Kansas Timber Co.

99 Or. 602 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 8, 1921

As said in Schreyer v. Turner Flouring Mill Co., 29 Or. 1 ( 43 Pac. 719 ), in the opinion of Mr. … Johns, Bean and Brown, JJ„, concur.

Morser v. Southern Pacific Co.

124 Or. 384 · Oregon Supreme Court · Oct 7, 1927

As stated in Olds v. … J., and Brown, J., concur.

Livingston v. State Industrial Accident Commission

200 Or. 468 · Oregon Supreme Court · Feb 10, 1954

This camp was operated by the employer and the employes paid so much per day for board and room. … The court quoted with approval from the case of Kobe v.

Tompkins v. Clackamas County

11 Or. 364 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 15, 1884

(Commonwealth v. Sessions of Norfolk, 5 Mass., 435 ; South v. Cutter, 10 Wend., 590 .) … Besides, the record shows that on the 9th day of September, 1881, the judge, and not the court acting as a board of commissioners, appointed a term of court to be held on the 17th of October.

Li v. State

338 Or. 376 · Oregon Supreme Court · Apr 14, 2005

See, e.g., State v. Conger, 319 Or 484, 490 , 878 P2d 1089 (1994); Zockert v. Fanning, 310 Or 514, 520 , 800 P2d 773 (1990) (so stating). … For example, in Heisler v.

Courteen Seed Co. v. Abraham

129 Or. 427 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 12, 1929

BROWN, J. … Lachmund v. Lope Sing, 54 Or. 106, 111 ( 102 Pac. 598 ); Gaines v. Vandecar, 59 Or. 187 ( 115 Pac. 721, 1122 ).

Halfacre v. Talney

279 Or. 49 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jul 11, 1977

In support of that contention, plaintiff cites two cases: Forest Grove Brick v. … Indeed, even in Builders Appl. v. A. R.

Dodd v. Home Mutual Insurance

22 Or. 3 · Oregon Supreme Court · Feb 1, 1892

Wilson boarded, and went to his boarding-house about six o’clock and inquired for him, and they said go to his room, and I showed him the policy. … Co. v. Ryland, 69 Md. 437 .) But where the equity entirely fails, we think it better to dismiss the suit and leave the party to pursue such legal remedy as he may be advised.

Dickey v. Henarie

15 Or. 351 · Oregon Supreme Court · Oct 25, 1887

(Williamson v. Brown, 15 N. Y. 354 .) In this case, however, the respondent stated what he had, a sublease of the cigar store. What more could be inferred from that than what the words implied? … This court, in Boehreinger v.