Northwest Natural Gas Co. v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

This is an appeal by defendant Oregon Lumber Export Company from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in its favor for $7,000 as compensation for 3/4 of an acre of timber property taken by plaintiff for the purpose of running a liquefied natural gas pipeline to the production plant in Yaquina Bay. Defendants Georgia-Pacific and Oregon Bank, record holders of certain interests in the property pursuant to a security agreement with Oregon Lumber Export, made no appearance at trial and are not involved on appeal. It was determined at the immediate occupancy proceeding that neither Georgia-Pacific…