Burt v. Blumenauer

Plaintiff, a Multnomah County taxpayer, brought this action under ORS 294.100 against defendants 1 to require them to repay county funds allegedly spent in violation of ORS 260.432 2 to defeat an initiative ballot measure to halt fluoridation of Portland’s water supply. The trial court initially granted summary judgment in favor of defendants, finding as a matter of law that the expenditures were not unlawful. We reversed, holding that there were genuine issues of material fact concerning whether the expenditures violated ORS 260.432. Burt v. Blumenauer, 65 Or App 399, 672 P2d 51 (1983). The…