Thorson v. State

In this action for wrongful discharge, defendant, the state of Oregon, appeals from a judgment for plaintiff after a nonjury trial. Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss, ORCP 54 B(2), at the close of plaintiffs case and to the court’s finding that plaintiff was discharged for refusing to file a false report against another employee. We review for sufficiency of the evidence, ORCP 54 B(2); Illingworth v. Bushong, 297 Or 675, 694, 688 P2d 379 (1984), and affirm.

Because plaintiff prevailed at trial, we state the facts in the light most favorable to her.…