Breen v. Oregon Transportation Commission

In this action challenging the selection process for the design of Oregon’s graphic license plates, plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered on defendant Oregon Transportation Commission’s motion for summary judgment. We dismiss the appeal as moot.

The 1987 legislature created a design contest for new vehicle license plates. ORS 803.510. The Commission conducted the contest and, in January, 1988, selected a winner. Plaintiffs, whose entries were not selected, filed an action in circuit court challenging the selection process. They alleged that it was improper, because not all of the entries…