McDonald v. United States National Bank

Plaintiffs appeal a judgment on a directed verdict that dismissed their negligence claim against defendant, ORCP 60, and defendant cross-appeals the denial of its request for reimbursement of attorney fees. We affirm on the appeal and reverse on the cross-appeal.

Plaintiffs were beneficiaries of a trust administered by defendant. The trust owned real property about which the City of Depoe Bay and Lincoln County conducted land use planning hearings in 1982 and 1983. Defendant did not tell plaintiffs about the hearings. As a result of the hearings, the property was removed from the Urban Growth…