Legal Opinion
Eclectic Investment, LLC v. Patterson
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided February 26, 2014No. 070197L3; A150458PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHUMAN, S. J.
Respondent McAllister performed some excavation work on property owned by Eclectic Investment, LLC (Eclectic), as part of Eclectic’s plan to expand its parking lot. Appellant Jackson County (the county) inspected the work and issued a permit approving it. The excavation created a dirt bank that failed after a rain storm and damaged Eclectic’s property. Eclectic brought a negligence action against, among others, McAllister for performing substandard excavation and the county for approving it. The jury found that Eclectic was 55 percent at fault. See ORS 31.600(1). Therefore none…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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