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Kilkenny, Administrator v. Beebe
184 Or. 516 · Oregon Supreme Court · Oct 26, 1948
Jaloff, 113 Or. 184 , 232 P. 642 ; Salmi v. Columbia & N. R. R. Co., 75 Or. 200 , 146 P. 819 , L. R. A. 1915D 834; Kemp v. Portland Ry., L. & P. Co., 74 Or. 258 , 145 P. 274 ; West v. … McDonald, 67 Or. 551 , 136 P. 650 ; Schroeder v. Brown & McCabe, 59 Or. 81 , 116 P. 335 ; Owens v. Snell, Heitshu & Woodard Co., 29 Or. 483 , 44 P. 827 .
Cited 2 timesPublished92 Or. 319 · Oregon Supreme Court · May 20, 1919
L., § 31, p. 768; Brown v. Kemp, 46 Or. 517 ( 81 Pac. 236 ); Collins v. Prentice, 15 Conn. 39 ( 38 Am. Dec. 61 ); Robinson v. Clapp, 65 Conn. 365 ( 32 Atl. 939 , 29 L. R. A. 582); Doten v. … S.) 1075); Pettingill v. Porter, 8 Allen (Mass.), 1 ( 85 Am. Dec. 671 , and note); Adams v. Marshall, 138 Mass. 228 ( 52 Am. Rep. 271 ); Powers v. Harlow, 53 Mich. 507 ( 19 N. W. 257 , 51 Am. Rep. 154 ); Moore v.
Cited 17 timesPublished24 Or. 295 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jun 29, 1893
Brown, and other witnesses, that the said A. J. … Enc. 866, and authorities cited; State v. Beaudet, 53 Conn. 536 ; Woolfolk v. State, 81 Ga. 551 ; S. C. 85 Ga. 69 ; State v. Bishop, 73 N. C. 44 ; Rhea v.
Cited 33 timesPublished170 Or. 692 · Oregon Supreme Court · Apr 13, 1943
In support of her contention that this proceeding is legal in its nature, plaintiff cites: Wilkes v. Cornelius, 21 Or. 241 , 23 P. 473 ; Johnston v. Shofner, 23 Or. 111 , 31 P. 254 ; Bannon v. … R. 672; Sigman v. Herdman, 167 Or. 527 , 119 P. (2d) 277 . Wilkes v. Cornelius, supra, was based upon a claim for board, lodging, care and medical treatment furnished to decedent during the last six years of her life.
Cited 1 timesPublished134 Or. 200 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 26, 1930
*203 BROWN, J. … Supporting this doctrine see Varnum v. State, 78 Ala. 30 ; Paden v. Bellinger, 87 Ala. 575 ( 6 So. 351 ); McCarty v. Blevins, 5 Yerg. (Tenn.) 195 ( 26 Am. Dec. 262 ); Minnesota Linseed Oil Co. v.
Cited 5 timesPublishedAdelsperger v. Elkside Development LLC
373 Or. 621 · Oregon Supreme Court · May 1, 2025
Knepper v. Brown, 345 Or 320, 323, 195 P3d 383 (2008); see also Woodbury v. … See Brown v. J.C.
Cited 3 timesPublished79 Or. 545 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 14, 1916
Browne, 55 Or. 316, 321 ( 106 Pac. 331 ). 3. Stated in general terms, a defendant may plead anything which shows that the plaintiff ought not to recover. … In Dose v.
Cited 6 timesPublishedPalmer v. Portland Ry., Light & Power Co.
56 Or. 262 · Oregon Supreme Court · Apr 26, 1910
Beck v. Vancouver Ry. Co., 25 Or. 32 ( 34 Pac. 753 ); Wolf v. City Ry. Co., 45 Or. 457 ( 72 Pac. 329 : 78 Pac. 668 ); Donohoe v. Portland Ry. Co., 56 Or. 58 ( 107 Pac. 964 ). 5. It is held in Donohoe v. Portland Ry. … Brown & McCabe, 53 Or. 598, 608 ( 101 Pac. 671 ); Crosby v. Portland Ry. Co., 53 Or. 496, 502 ( 100 Pac. 300 : 101 Pac. 204 ); Webb v. Heintz, 52 Or. 444, 446 ( 97 Pac. 753 ); Wolf v. City Ry.
Cited 32 timesPublishedLewis v. Jake's Famous Crawfish, Inc.
148 Or. 340 · Oregon Supreme Court · Sep 20, 1934
Rep. 568 ), quoting from Gandy v. … The court there said: “As to defendants Brown, Hugh McAvoy, and Peladeau, the complaint fails to show any liability.
Cited 4 timesPublished62 Or. 431 · Oregon Supreme Court · May 21, 1912
In Hill v. … See, also, Hendrickson v. Hinckley, 17 How. 443 ( 15 L. Ed. 123 ) ; Brown v. County of Buena Vista, 95 U. S. 157 ( 24 L. Ed. 422 ) ; Crim v. Handley, 94 U. S. 652 ( 24 L. Ed. 216 ) ; Bryant v. Williams, 21 Iowa 329 .
Cited 19 timesPublished128 Or. 455 · Oregon Supreme Court · Sep 18, 1928
We have already mentioned Leet v. Barr. A companion case to it is Iltz v. Krieger, supra. … BROWN, RAND, and BELT, JJ., concur. BEAN, J., dissents.
Cited 13 timesPublished104 Or. 148 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 21, 1922
The evidence also discloses that the sidewalk had been constructed about ten years previously; that no repairs had been made upon it at any time subsequent to its construction; that many of the boards that formed the surface … of the walk, including the one that injured plaintiff, and others near the same, were loose, and endangered pedestrians using the walk; and that the board which injured plaintiff was defective by reason of decay or inherent
Cited 19 timesPublished55 L.R.A. 812 · Oregon Supreme Court · Dec 10, 1900
Thus, in Sears v. Board of Aldermen, 173 Mass. 71 ( 53 N. E. 138 , 43 L. R. … In the May following the announcement of the case of Sears v. Board of Aldermen, 173 Mass. 71 ( 53 N. E. 138 , 43 L. R. A. 834), another case was decided, entitled Sears v. Street Commissioners, 173 Mass. 350 ( 53 N.
Cited 36 timesPublishedTerwilliger Land Co. v. City of Portland
62 Or. 101 · Oregon Supreme Court · Apr 23, 1912
monopoly in favor of that company, and therefore void; that by designating the entire improvements of the streets as a “Hassam pavement” in the resolution of the council and in the notice for proposals given by the executive board … See, also, Shoenberg v. Field, 95 Mo. App. 241 ( 68 S. W. 945 ) ; Smith v. Syracuse Improvement Co., 161 N. Y. 484 ( 55 N. E. 1077 ); Larned v. City of Syracuse, 17 App. Div. 19 ( 44 N. Y. Supp. 857 ) ; Allen v.
Cited 14 timesPublishedDep't of Human Servs. v. S.J.M. (In re L.B.M.)
364 Or. 37 · Oregon Supreme Court · Dec 6, 2018
Dept. v. C.D.J. , 229 Or. … ."); Dept. of Human Services v. S.M.H. , 283 Or.
Cited 59 timesPublished152 Or. 448 · Oregon Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1935
It is true that in Hyde v. … In Moe v.
Cited 6 timesPublishedDelp v. Zapp's Drug & Variety Stores
238 Or. 538 · Oregon Supreme Court · Sep 10, 1964
Brown v. Meier S Frank Co., 160 Or 608, 616 , 86 P2d 79 (1938). ② If there was a detention, the duration, according to plaintiff’s testimony, was approximately 30 minutes. … In Forster v.
Cited 20 timesPublished135 Or. 599 · Oregon Supreme Court · Oct 23, 1930
Rep. 647 ); State v. Eddy, 117 Or. 430 ( 244 P. 538 ). … Brown and Belt, JJ., concur.
Cited 0 timesPublishedWells v. Great Northern Ry. Co.
59 Or. 165 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 14, 1911
Angell, Car. (4 ed.) §571; Woods v. Devin, 13 Ill. 746, 748 ( 56 Am. Dec. 483 ); Chicago R. Co. v. Fahey, 52 Ill. 81, 83 ( 4 Am. Rep. 587 ); Merrill v. Grinnell, 30 N. Y. 594, 609 ; Hannibal Railroad v. … Ed. 423 ); Orange County Bank v. Brown, 9 Wend. (N. Y.) 85, 114 ( 24 Am. Dec. 129 ). 3.
Cited 19 timesPublished73 Or. 304 · Oregon Supreme Court · Oct 20, 1914
Therefore, it was competent for the court to admit testimony showing the true consideration that prompted James Williams to execute the deed to defendant: Brown v. Cahalin, 3 Or. 45 ; Watson v. … E. 559 ); Fabrice v. Von der Brelie, 190 Ill. 460 ( 60 N. E. 835 ); Lane v. Lane, 106 Ky. 530 ( 50 S. W. 857 ); Lockwood v. Lockwood, 124 Mich. 627 ( 83 N. W. 613 ); Bogie v. Bogie, 41 Wis. 219 ; White v. Bailey, 65 W.
Cited 9 timesPublished
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