Portland General Electric Co. v. City of Estacada

I dissent. I join in the opinion of Mr. Justice Lusk and shall not duplicate the able discussion of the authorities which appears in his opinion.

In the welter of authorities, pro and con, we are in danger of overlooking the reasons of public policy which underlie statutes and decisions relative to the methods by which the validity of annexations to cities may be tested. We will first consider what the plaintiff, being aggrieved by the proposed annexation, had a right to do in the protection of his interests. It is undisputed that the attempted annexation was undertaken pursuant to Chapter…