GLEASON v. Thornton

This is a declaratory judgment proceeding to determine the duty to pay and the manner of payment of the expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred by the Attorney General in the current vice investigations and prosecutions in Multnomah county.

The trial court decreed that the salaries and personal expenses of the Attorney General and his assistants (whether full or part-time) are to be paid by the State of Oregon, and all other necessary and reasonable costs, fees and expenses shall be paid by Multnomah county; and as to the latter, that claims shall be prepared in accordance with the auditing…