Legal Opinion
Conway v. Pacific University
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided October 11, 1996No. CC C920640 CV; CA A80633; SC S41611PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarson, C. J.
In this action for negligent misrepresentation, the issue before us is whether the law imposed a duty upon the defendant, Pacific University (or “the university”), to exercise reasonable care in making certain representations to Conway, the plaintiff.
The facts of this case are as follows.1 In 1990, Conway was a professor at Central Oregon Community College (COCC), holding a “tenure-track” position. At COCC, the end goal of a tenure-track position was to achieve tenure after a requisite number of years of employment. In the fall of 1990, Conway took a leave of absence from COCC to work as a…
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