Articles Tagged with Oregon Supreme Court

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State of Oregon v. Ian George Vanornum (SC S060715), decided December 27, 2013:

Excerpt, p. 7: “.... The initial question that this case raises — whether ORCP 59 H controls appellate court review of claims of instructional error — arises because subsection (1) declares that “a party may not obtain review on appeal” of a trial court’s asserted error in giving or refusing to give a jury instruction unless the party identified the asserted error to the trial court and made a timely notation of exception….” [Link to full opinion.]

Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP)

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Gary D. Haugen v. John Kitzhaber, (TC 12C16560) (CA A152412) (SC S060761), filed 6/20/13.

Read OJD media releases  (link directly to the June 20, 2013 summary).

Read the whole case. (Or locate via “How to Find a Case Online – using free resources”)

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On December 9, 2010, the Oregon Supreme Court decided:

Barbara L. Hopkins v. SAIF Corp., et al., (WCB 0407794) (CA A138825) (SC S058081)

“… On review from the Court of Appeals in a judicial review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board. Hopkins v. SAIF, 232 Or App 439, 222 P3d 1140 (2009)….

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Dewsnup v. Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, (SC 057895), decided September 16, 2010:

Supreme Court Media Release:

“…Today, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that, based on plaintiffs’ expert’s affidavit, the question whether a roof, after a homeowner has begun to disassemble and repair it, remained a “roof” for the purposes of a homeowners’ insurance policy, was a question of fact that must be decided by a jury rather than being determined by a judge on summary judgment….” (Read full 9/16/10, Media Release or full opinion.)

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The OJD December 10, 2009, Media Release gives a summary of this case (other Media Releases).

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State of Oregon v. Roy Lee McCullough, Jr. (SC S056910) (decided December 10, 2009)

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The Sentencing Law and Policy blog, posts this: “Oregon Supreme Court applies Apprendi to consecutive sentences”. Read the Comments too.

Excerpt from the blog post:

“Providing a great reminder that there are still many unsettled Blakely issues, the Oregon Supreme Court today in State v. Ice, No. S52248 (Ore. Oct. 11, 2007) (available here), holds that the “federal constitution requires that a jury, rather than a judge, find the facts that Oregon law requires be present before a judge can impose consecutive sentences.” All Blakely fans should make the time to check out Ice….”

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