Taggart v. Linn County

This is an action by the plaintiffs, Taggart, against Linn County to recover $1,937.60 as a part of a larger cash amount which they had deposited with the clerk of the court “in lieu” of their undertaking on bail previously given to secure the release of one Culver, then under indictment on a felony charge in that county. After an order sustaining plaintiffs’ demurrer to the County’s answer, and the County declining to plead further, the court thereafter entered an order on plaintiffs’ motion for judgment on the pleadings. ORS 16.130. The defendant County appeals.

The facts garnered from the…