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  • Cottage Grove Lumber Co. v. Lillegren

    227 Or. 24 · Oregon Supreme Court · Apr 12, 1961

    Lovell v. Potts, 112 Or 538, 558 , 207 P 1006 , 226 P 1111 (1924); Lumbermen’s Nat. Bank v. Campbell, 61 Or 123, 126 , 121 P 427 (1912); Hoffman v. … See Hough v. Porter, 51 Or 318, 375 , 95 P 732 , 98 P 1083 (1909); Knighton v. Chamberlin, 84 Or 153, 159 , 164 P 703 ; and Huson v. Portland & Southeastern Ry.

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  • Pennoyer v. Wadhams

    11 L.R.A. 210 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jan 6, 1891

    In Schmidt v. … C. 4 Iowa, 252 ; Attorney-General v. Chester, 1 Brown’s Ch. 389; 2 Perry on Trusts, §§ 730, 736; Vidal v. Girard, 2 How. 126 ; Johnson v. Mayne, 4 Iowa, 180 ; Cumming v. Trustees, 64 Ga. 105 .

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  • Orsen Et Ux. v. Siegle

    170 Or. 153 · Oregon Supreme Court · Oct 26, 1942

    Willamete Grocery Co. v. Skiff, 118 Or. 685, 691 , 248 P. 143 ; Ball v. Danton, 64 Or. 184, 195 , 129 P. 1032 ; Garnier v. Wheeler, 40 Or. 198, 200 , 66 P. 812 . … Brown, 7 Me. 421 , 22 Am. Dec. 208 ; Denigan v. San Francisco Savings Union, 127 Cal. 142 , 59 P. 390 , 78 Am. St. Rep. 35 ; Semper v. Coates, 93 Minn. 76 , 100 N. W. 662 ; and Supreme Lodge v.

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  • Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, Health, & Hospital Services v. Russell

    318 Or. 370 · Oregon Supreme Court · Feb 25, 1994

    The Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) affirmed. Aetna and Russell sought judicial review in the Court of Appeals. … Brown v. J. C. Penney Co., 297 Or 695, 705 , 688 P2d 811 (1984). As a general proposition, a third party’s right to enforce a contractual promise in its favor depends on the intention of the parties to the contract.

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  • Gibson v. Kay

    68 Or. 589 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jan 13, 1914

    He shall appear, prosecute, or defend for the state all suits, causes, or proceedings in the Supreme Court in which the state is a party or interested; and he shall when requested by any state board or board of trustees, … It is also laid down in Shattuck v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Shepler v. Weyerhaeuser Co.

    279 Or. 477 · Oregon Supreme Court · Sep 13, 1977

    Thus, the defendant also exercised in this respect control as to the method of work, if not the operative detail. 25 In Brown v. … Jhirad. 22 The federal district court in Brown v. Ivarans Rederi A/S, 545 F2d 854 (3d Cir 1976), had instructed the jury pursuant to Section 416.

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  • Shockey v. City of Portland

    313 Or. 414 · Oregon Supreme Court · Jul 9, 1992

    See Brown v. Transcon Lines, 284 Or [597], 611[, 588 P2d 1087 (1978)].” Holien v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., 298 Or 76, 90-91 , 689 P2d 1292 (1984). … The first important case was Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 US 563 , 88 S Ct 1731 , 20 L Ed 2d 811 (1968).

    Cited 55 timesPublished
  • Union $ Service v. City of Portland

    136 Or. 287 · Oregon Supreme Court · Apr 21, 1931

    V. … Parker v. Silverton, supra. The decree of the circuit court will be affirmed. Bean, C. J., Brown and Belt, JJ., concur.

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  • Spencer v. School District No. 1

    121 Or. 511 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 2, 1927

    In Coleman v. … J., and Brown and McBride, JJ., concur.

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  • Marks v. McKENZIE HS FACT-FINDING TEAM

    319 Or. 451 · Oregon Supreme Court · Aug 11, 1994

    Brown, of Enfield, Guimond, Brown & Collins, Salem, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioner on review. Edmund J. Spiney, Eugene, argued the cause for respondents on review. Philip Schradle, Asst. Atty. … For example, in Board of Trustees v. Freedom of Info.

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  • Teitelman v. SAIF

    374 Or. 271 · Oregon Supreme Court · Sep 25, 2025

    Brown v. Argonaut Insurance Company, 93 Or App 588, 591, 763 P2d 408 (1988). … See, e.g., Brown v. SAIF, 361 Or 241, 391 P3d 773 (2017) (discussing enactment history).

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  • De Mars v. Heathman

    132 Or. 609 · Oregon Supreme Court · Feb 4, 1930

    This view of the law is in accord with the holdings of the court in several States: Capen v. Hall, 21 R. I. 364 ( 43 Atl. 847 ); Gleason v. Boehm, 58 N. J. Law 475 ( 34 Atl. 886 , 32 L. R. A. 645); Hilsenbeck v. … E. 580 ); Brugher v. Buchtenkirch, 167 N. Y. 153 ( 60 N. E. 420 ); Halpin v. Townsend, 2 City Ct. R. (N. Y.), affirmed 107 N. Y. 683 ( 14 N. E. 611 ).” See, also, Jackson v. Grayson, 13 Pa. Dist. R. 467, and Brown v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • State v. Farley

    301 Or. 668 · Oregon Supreme Court · Sep 16, 1986

    State v. Brown, supra, 262 Or at 448 . … In this case, defendant’s conduct was a single act even more than the conduct in State v. Brown.

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  • Williams v. Seufert Bros.

    96 Or. 163 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 2, 1920

    Brown, Attorney General, contra. Department 2. Bean, J. … Justice Johns in Holmes v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • In Re Complaint as to Conduct of Thorp

    296 Or. 666 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 27, 1984

    Compare In re Brown, 211 Or 121, 129, 559 P2d 884 (1977); In re Boivin, 271 Or 419, 427-28 , 533 P2d 171 (1975).” (Emphasis in original.) … The complaint in the case of Bert Wells v. Miles and Hiatt was filed in March, 1980. The cross claim prepared by Thorp was served in June, 1980.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • State v. Benoit

    354 Or. 302 · Oregon Supreme Court · Oct 3, 2013

    In fact, this court had held as much on several occasions, in related contexts, before deciding Brown. For example, in City of Portland v. … Brown, 280 Or at 108. In a footnote, the court qualified those statements: 314 State v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • 1000 Friends of Ore. v. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs, Etc.

    284 Or. 41 · Oregon Supreme Court · Oct 6, 1978

    Maryland v. Baltimore Radio Show, 338 US 912, 917-919 (1950). … State v. Garza, 283 Or 1 ; 580 P2d 1030 (1978) (opinion of Lent, J.)

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  • Miller v. City of Woodburn

    134 Or. 536 · Oregon Supreme Court · Oct 17, 1930

    These filtration beds were constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications provided by the State Board of Health. … Rossman, Bean and Brown, JJ., concur.

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  • State v. Fernandez

    375 Or. 205 · Oregon Supreme Court · Apr 30, 2026

    Bureau of Labor and Industries, 317 Or 606, 859 P2d 1143 (1993), and modified in State v. Gaines, 346 Or 160, 206 P3d 1042 (2009).” Brown v. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC, 372 Or 225, 230, 548 P3d 817 (2024). … Brown, 372 Or at 232 n 3 (internal quotation marks omitted). 216 State v. Fernandez done in assigning an offense to a crime seriousness category.

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  • Van Groos v. District School Board for School District No. 91

    140 Or. 223 · Oregon Supreme Court · Apr 28, 1932

    This is a companion case to that of Stoddard et al. v. … Lasselle, 89 Or. 107 ( 171 P. 741 ); Dallas Electric Co. v. Mitchell, 33 Tex. Civ. App. 424 ( 76 S. W. 935 ); First Nat. Bank v. Reed, 36 Mich. 263 ; New England Monument Co. v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished

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