Legal Opinion
Hall v. State
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 2014No. CC 081164; CA A146386; SC S060879PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrewer, J.
Plaintiffs, the owners of real property in Linn County, brought an inverse condemnation action against the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Plaintiffs alleged in their complaint and undertook to prove at trial that ODOT, by repeatedly making representations to others about its intention to landlock their property and initiate a condemnation action, created a nuisance that “blighted” plaintiffs’ property, resulting in a compensable taking of the property under Article I, section 18, of the Oregon Constitution. A jury agreed and awarded plaintiffs more than $3,000,000 in damages.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Fifth Avenue Corp. v. WASHINGTON COUNTY, ETC.Oregon Supreme Court · 1978
- Thornburg v. Port of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1962
- Suess Builders Co. v. City of BeavertonOregon Supreme Court · 1982
- Tomasek v. Oregon State Highway CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1952
- Morrison v. Clackamas CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Alderwoods (Oregon), Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 2015
- Foster Group, Inc. v. City of ElginCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2014
- Scharfstein v. BP W. Coast Prods., LLCCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2018
- Tapio Investment Co. I v. State Ex Rel. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2016
- Michael Pearson, James Suter, Silvia Suter, and Julia Strange, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Port of Morrow; Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc; Madison Ranches, Inc; Threemile Canyon Farms, LLC; and Beef Northwest Feeders, LLCDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 2025
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