Legal Opinion
Allen v. Hall
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 1999No. USDC CV-96-00563-JJ; USCA 96-35996; SC S45130PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillette, J.
This case is before the court on two certified questions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. See ORS 28.200 et seq. (providing for certification of certain questions of Oregon law from specified federal courts and appellate courts of other states to Oregon Supreme Court). As framed by the Ninth Circuit, the questions are:
1. Does Oregon recognize the tort of intentional interference with prospective inheritance?
2. If a tort action for intentional interference with prospective inheritance is available, what are the elements of that tort?
Framed more narrowly, the two…
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