Legal Opinion
Eugene Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. City of Eugene
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided December 16, 1976No. CA 4879, SC 24696PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1009TONGUE, J.
This is a suit in equity under ORS 16.460(1) to set aside a previous decree by this court upon the ground that "circumstances have changed materially” since the entry of that decree.
In 1969 this court held that the City of Eugene had violated the state and federal constitutions by authorizing the erection by private parties of a large cross on Skinner’s Butte, a municipal park. Lowe v. City of Eugene, 254 Or 518, 451 P2d 117, 459 P2d 222, 463 P2d 360 (1969), cert denied, 397 US 1042, reh denied, 398 US 944 (1970). Our decision affirmed the decree of the Lane County Circuit Court…
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3Cited by31 opinions
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