Legal Opinion

Donaca v. Curry County

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided March 17, 1987No. TC 84-1587; CA A34548; SC S32701PublishedCited by 94 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLinde, J.

Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his complaint seeking damages from Curry County for personal injuries sustained in a highway accident, which the circuit court held not to state ultimate facts sufficient to constitute a claim for relief. ORCP 21A.(8). The complaint alleged, in essence, that plaintiff, operating a motorcycle on a county road, collided with an automobile entering the road from a private roadway at an intersection which was obscured by tall grass growing on the right-of-way, that the defendant county was responsible for maintaining the grass and had done so in prior years,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Tarasoff v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Fazzolari v. Portland School District No. 1JOregon Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Brennen v. City of EugeneOregon Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Norwest v. Presbyterian Intercommunity HospitalOregon Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by94 opinions

  1. Fazzolari v. Portland School District No. 1JOregon Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Fowler v. RobertsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  3. Buchler v. Oregon Corrections Div.Oregon Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Bellikka v. GreenOregon Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Hammond v. Central Lane Communications CenterOregon Supreme Court · 1991

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