Legal Opinion
Thornburg v. Port of Portland
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 7, 1962PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodwin, J.
A trial jury denied plaintiffs the compensation which they sought in an action for “inverse condemnation”.① In so doing, the jury necessarily found that the Port of Portland had not taken the plaintiffs’ property. The plaintiffs appeal.
The issues in their broadest sense concern the rights of landowners adjacent to airports and the rights of the public in the airspace near the ground. Specifically, we must decide whether a noise-nuisance can amount to a taking.
*181The Port of Portland owns and operates the Portland International Airport. It has the power of eminent domain. It has used this power…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Armstrong v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Griggs v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Georgia v. Tennesssee Copper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by109 opinions
- Fifth Avenue Corp. v. WASHINGTON COUNTY, ETC.Oregon Supreme Court · 1978
- Highline School District No. 401 v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1976
- Long v. City of CharlotteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- Buckeye Union Fire Insurance v. StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
- Martin v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1964
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