McCarty v. State

In this personal injury action, plaintiff, an inmate of the Oregon State Penitentiary, obtained a jury verdict against defendant; judgment was entered thereon. Within the time permitted by law, defendant filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which the trial judge, after oral argument, indicated he was granting. Plaintiff objected to the form of order presented to the trial court by defendant, and submitted his own form of order. The matter was not resolved and no order was entered within 55 days from the time of the entry of the judgment as required by former ORS 17.615.…