Egge v. Lane County

Plaintiff brought this action against Lane County, its three Commissioners, and certain zoning enforcement officers to recover damages allegedly incurred when defendants wrongfully secured a temporary injunction prohibiting plaintiff from excavating loam, sand, and gravel. The temporary injunction was dissolved when plaintiff prevailed at trial. Plaintiff then filed this action.

The trial court sustained defendants’ demurrer to the complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action. Plaintiff refused to plead over and judgment was entered in favor of defendants. The Court of…