City of Portland v. Settergren

In the process of constructing a large, concrete reservoir for the City of Portland in 1973, defendant Settergren, the contractor, placed approximately 5,000 yards of earth material on hillside property belonging to defendants Tegart, located on Fairmount Boulevard. The contractor had permits for the removal of the material from the reservoir site but did not obtain the required permits for placing the fill material on the Tegarts’ land. Pursuant to initial proceedings by the city against him only, defendant Settergren removed and hauled away a portion of the fill material.

In September 1974…