Hale v. County of Multnomah

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Petitioner, plaintiff below, petitions this court for review of the decision of the Court of Appeals dismissing his appeal from a judgment entered in behalf of Multnomah County following the granting of its motion for summary judgment. We agree with petitioner’s assertion that the reason given by the Court of Appeals for the dismissal was inappropriate. Nevertheless, we affirm the dismissal for a different reason.

Petitioner brought an action in negligence against nine defendants, including Multnomah County. After petitioner filed his Ninth Amended Complaint in the trial…