Case Name: MASON et ux, Respondents, v. MATEJKA, Appellant
Court: Oregon Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 1977-03-24
Citations: 277 Or. 723
Docket Number: No. 35101, SC 24531
Parties: MASON et ux, Respondents, v. MATEJKA, Appellant.
Judges: Before Denecke, Chief Justice, and Tongue, Bryson and Davis, Justices.
Reporter: Oregon Reports
Volume: 277
Pages: 723–725

Head Matter:
Argued March 11,
affirmed March 24, 1977
MASON et ux, Respondents, v. MATEJKA, Appellant.
(No. 35101, SC 24531)
562 P2d 169
Wayne D. Landsverk, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Newcomb, Savin, Meyer & Schwartz, Portland.
Jerry J. Jaques, Coquille, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Harry A. Slack, Jr., Coquille.
Before Denecke, Chief Justice, and Tongue, Bryson and Davis, Justices.
DAVIS, J., Pro Tempore.

Opinion:
DAVIS, J., Pro Tempore.
This is a suit to determine whether defendant has a roadway easement by prescription across plaintiffs' land which adjoins the defendant's property. Defendant appeals from a decree adverse to her. The proceeding being equitable, we review de novo.
The lots involved are on Ten Mile Lake in Coos County, Oregon, known as Oregon Lake Estates plat. Plaintiffs and defendant have summer homes on their property with access either by boat or by the road in question. For many years the road was used for the hauling of logs to the lake, but during the rainy season it was and is inaccessible.
The record reveals a conflict in the testimony between the parties and their respective witnesses as to the usage of the road by the defendant. However, we agree with the trial court that defendant failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence that she had a prescriptive right to this road. Boyer v. Abston, 274 Or 161, 544 P2d 1031 (1976); Thompson v. Scott, 270 Or 542, 528 P2d 509 (1974).
Affirmed. No costs to either party.