Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax 788
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Creator:
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Lytle, Robert Day
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Title:
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Robert Day Lytle Papers
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Dates:
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1917-1963 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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25.5 linear feet
17 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials written in English.
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Summary:
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Robert Lytle came from the Midwest to Oregon, where he began a law practice in Vale, Oregon in 1916. From 1920-1925, Lytle was Malheur County District Attorney, and served as city attorney for Vale, 1922-1967. The collection includes a few personal files, but most of the collection consists of selected case files representative of a varied practice, including cases regarding water rights. Miscellaneous files include correspondence in political matters, Oregon State Bar Association, Japanese-Americans in Malheur County, and Oregon State Bar v. Weinstein.
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Historical Note
Robert Lytle was born in Watertown, South Dakota and received a high school education in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He studied law in LaCrosse and elsewhere, coming to Oregon via South Dakota and Montana in 1915. He was admitted to the Oregon bar in 1916, and commenced his practice in Vale. From 1920-1925, Lytle was Malheur County District Attorney, and served as city attorney for Vale, 1922-1967. A Republican, Lytle was moderately active in politics.
Content Description
The Robert Day Lytle papers include a few personal files, but the bulk is selected case files representative of a Lytle’s varied practice in law. Among the more interesting cases are those involving water rights, particularly suits against the Owyee Ditch Company in 1931. Miscellaneous files include correspondence in political matters, Oregon State Bar Association, Japanese-Americans in Malheur County, and Oregon State Bar vs. Weinstein. Files with confidential attorney-client information have been destroyed.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Personal Materials: Organizations, etc; Contracts; Criminal; Homestead; Irrigation Districts; Mining; Property - general; Taxes; Tort; Trusts and Estates; Water Rights; Miscellaneous.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the
Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The
reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Robert Day Lytle Papers, Ax 788, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Lytle, Robert Day--Archives |
| Oregon State Bar |
| City attorneys--Oregon--Vale |
| Practice of law--Oregon--Malheur County |
| Public prosecutors--Oregon--Malheur County |
| Water rights--Oregon--Malheur County |
| World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans |
| Malheur County (Or.)--Politics and government--20th century |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection. Single asterisk (*) indicates an Oregon Supreme Court case, double asterisk (**) indicates an Idaho Supreme Court case, triple asterisk (***) indicates a United States Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit) case.
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Personal Materials: Organizations, etc.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Miscellaneous personal and business-related correspondence
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Lytle’s 1920 candidacy for District Attorney
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District Attorney Records
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1921-1925 |
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Completed dockets while District Attorney (2 cardboard bound books)
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Personal political campaigns and political appointments
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Political campaigns and appointments- generals
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Republican Party
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Military experience
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Correspondence with members of Oregon Legislature
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Correspondence with members of Oregon Supreme Court
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Oregon State Bar Association
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Oregon State Bar Association Board of Governors
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Oregon State Bar Association Board of Governors
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Civic Organizations
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Correspondence with members of U. S. Congress
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Selective Service. Contains circulars and correspondence relating to Lytle’s job as Government Appeal Agent during World War I
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Contracts
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* Bank of Jordan Valley v. Oliver
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October 1923 |
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* Mendieta v. Castro
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1927 |
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* Cranston v. Stanfield
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1927 |
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* De Armond v. Fenwick
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October 1928 |
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Transcript of lower court proceedings in De Armond case
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* Currier v. Anderson
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May 1931 |
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* Klingback v. Mendiola
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October 1931 |
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Transcript of lower court proceedings in Klingback case
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** Kivett v. Crouch
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1940 |
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* Share v. Williams
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October 1954 |
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* Vaughan v. Wilson
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1954 |
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Davis v. Dial
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1953 |
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* Ross v. Smith, dba. Bend Realty and insurance
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1956? |
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* Morrison, et. Al. v. Kandler
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1961? |
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Criminal
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Container(s)
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* State v. Howard. Murder
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October 1921 |
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State v. Gaylord. Rape
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January 1933 |
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State v. Wallace. Murder
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August 1928 |
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State v. Hickey, Hammock, Cuthbert, Zell, Milligan. Armed robbery
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January 1936 |
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* State, ex. Rel. Bailey v. Ellis. Statutory rape
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April 1937 |
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** Idaho v. Marshall. Manslaughter
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1939 |
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* State v. Ewing. Sodomy. Includes transcript of proceedings in lower court. 2 ff
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October 1943 |
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* State v. Ewing. Sodomy
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October 1943 |
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* State v. Black. Larceny of livestock
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1950 |
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Homestead
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Servatius v. Stewart. (Before the Dept. of the Interior)
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1920 |
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Ackerman v. Servatius; Servatius v. Ackerman
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1920 |
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Zutz v. Thomas
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September 1923 |
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Miscellaneous claims
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Irrigation Districts
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Willow River Land And Irrigations Agreements
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1915 |
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P. M. Warren
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1916 |
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Malheur Drainage District. Contracts between the district and various contractors
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1918 |
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In the Matter of the Kingman-Colony Drainage District
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1919 |
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Willow-Alder Irrigation District, creation of
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1922 |
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In the Matter of the Organization of the grove Drainage Districts
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1923 |
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Transcript of the Malheur County Court proceedings re: Grove Drainage District
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Southeast Unit Drainage District. Petition for refinancing
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1936 |
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Southeast Unit Drainage District. General files
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Jordan Valley Irrigation District. Road construction
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1934 |
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Jordan Valley Irrigation District. Bond issue
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1940 |
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In the Matter of the Organization of the Owyhee River Water Control District
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Notes and Memos on Oregon law. Re: Irrigation districts
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Mining
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Fate, et at v. Bowman et ux
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1948 |
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Robert O’Farrell. Decree and findings
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1961 |
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Property - general
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* Ontario National Bank v. Rouse. Ownership of cattle
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December 1935 |
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* Oregon and Western Colonization Co. v. Johnson. Foreclosure on crop mortgage. Includes transcript of lower court proceedings
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May 1940 |
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* Turner v. Dobson. Fraudulent conveyance of mortgage in order to escape creditor. 2 ff
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October 1941 |
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* Lyon v. Mazeris. Intent to defraud creditors.
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1946 |
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* Underkircher v. Underkircher. Misuse of community funds. Contains transcript of lower court proceedings
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October 1947 |
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* Underkircher v. Underkircher
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October 1947 |
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* Keerings Brothers v. Mauney. Adverse possession
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1950 |
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McEwen v. McEwen. Ownership of property
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May 1954 |
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* Bowden v. Davis. Dispute over ownership of horses claimed to have been running at large on BLM land. 2 ff
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October 1954 |
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* Mallett v. Buerman. Right of way
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March 1963 |
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* Holbrook v. Holbrook. Joint tenancy with right of survivorship. Includes transcript of lower court proceedings
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1965 |
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Taxes
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In the Matter of the Order of the Income Tax Unit to the Vale Meat Co. for Additional Tax for the Income Year of 1919. Appeal
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* Peterson v. Graham
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1929 |
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* Coughanour, et al, & Spofford v. Payette-Oregon Slope Irrigation District
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October 1933 |
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Arrien v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Appeal
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1940 |
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Tort
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Pacific Livestock Co. v. Malheur Livestock & Land Co. Sheep trespass case.
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1921 |
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Goodwin v. Palmer. Medical malpractice
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1930 |
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* Jenkins v. Mediola. Sheep trespass case
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May 1931 |
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* Spofford v. Payette-Oregon Slope Irrigation District. Property damage
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* Walter v. Echanis. Sheep trespass case
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October 1939 |
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Ure v. United Sates. Property damage
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1950 |
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* Fisher v. Howard. Assault and battery
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1955 |
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* Hyde v. Velvin. Property damage
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May 1957 |
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*** Sievers v. United States. Wrongful death
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1962 |
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Trusts and Estates
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Container(s)
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* Cockrum v. Graham. In the Matter of the Estate of Donald McLeod, deceased
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October 1932 |
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* State ex rel. Hart v. Wood
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September 1934 |
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* Platt v. Jones
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1935 |
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* Platt v. Jones
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1935 |
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* Rose v. Russell. In the Matter of the Estate of John W. Russell, deceased
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October 1945 |
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* Pierson v. Hoverson. In the Matter of the Last Will and Testament of the Estate of John Person
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January 1954 |
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* Hillman v. Hillman
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1956 |
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Water Rights
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Hoskins v. Willow River Land and Irrigation Co.
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May 1910 |
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In the Matter of the Determination of the Relative Rights of the Various Claimants to the waters of Willow Creek, a tributary of Malheur River, and its tributaries in Malheur County, Oregon
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1914 |
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In the Matter of the Application of H. H. High for the right of way fro reservoir and ditch, Vale
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1915 |
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* Brooke v. Nyssa-Arcadia Drainage District
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May 1916 |
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Brosnan v. Mill Ditch Co. In the matter of the Determination of the Relative Rights in the Water of Bully Creek and its tributaries, a Tributary of Malheur River
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1917 |
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Water Rights of Willow Creek
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1913 |
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Malheur River Adjunction
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1920 |
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In the Matter of the Determination of the Relative Rights of the Various Claimants to the waters of Willow Creek, a tributary of Malheur River, and its tributaries in Malheur County, Oregon
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1921-1925 |
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Cole v. Orchards Water Co. Includes transcript of court proceedings. J. F. Phelan. Application for water right
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1922-1923 |
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J. F. Phelan. Application for water right
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1923 |
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* Sears v. Orchards Water Co.
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1923 |
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In the Matter of the Determination of the Relative Rights to the use of the waters of the Owyhee River and Tributaries
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1923 |
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In the Matter of the Determination of the Relative Rights to the Waters of Malheur River and its tributaries
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1924 |
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In the Matter of the Determination of the Relative Rights to the Waters of Malheur River and its tributaries. (3 bound volumes containing transcripts of arguments)
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1924 |
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* McConnell v. Owyhee Ditch Co.
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October 1929 |
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* Norwood v. Eastern Oregon Land Co. Includes two bound transcripts of lower court proceedings
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October 1931 |
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* Oliver v. Jordan Valley & Cattle Co. In the Matter of the Determination of the Relative Rights to the Use of the Waters of the Owyhee River and its Tributaries, a Tributary of the Columbia River
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May 1931 |
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Stam v. Owyhee Ditch Co.
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1931 |
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Phillips v. Owyhee Ditch Co.
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1931 |
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Peutz v. Owyhee Ditch Co.
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1931 |
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Pullen v. Owyhee Ditch Co.
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1931 |
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Rust v. Owyhee Ditch Co.
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1931 |
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Stam v. Owyhee
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Lowe v. Owyhee Ditch Co.
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1931 |
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Skinner v. Owyhee Ditch Co.
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1931 |
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Ward v. Owyhee Ditch Co.
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1931 |
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Holmes v. Adams
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1935 |
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Strode v. Oliver
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1935 |
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McHargue v. Busch
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June 1936 |
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* In the Matter of the Determination of the Relative Rights of the Various Claimants to the Use of the Waters of Owyhee River and its Tributaries, a Tributary of the Snake River: John A. Oliver, applicant. Includes transcript of lower court proceedings
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October 1932 |
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* Jones v. Warmsprings Irrigation District
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1936 |
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Pfeiler v. Greig
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1937 |
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Rattlesnake Creek adjudication
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1938 |
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Stringer v. Owyhee Ditch Co.
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1942 |
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* Tudor v. Jaca
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May 1945 |
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* Tudor v. Jaca
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May 1945 |
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* Gardner v. Dollina
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October 1954 |
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* Oakes v. Dickson
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1960 |
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* Akin v. Judd
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1963 |
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* Akin v. Judd
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1963 |
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Miscellaneous
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Hay Growers Association. Alfalfa | |