Legal Opinion
Baker v. Federal Crop Ins. Corp.
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 1965PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSloan, J.
After plaintiffs received a judgment for crop losses which the jury had found were covered by a crop insurance policy issued by defendant, the trial court awarded attorney fees to plaintiffs pursuant to OBS 736.325. This appeal only challenges the validity of the award of attorney fees. Defendant, as a corporation wholly owned hy the Federal government, claims that governmental immunity protects it from the attorney fees award. Except for the claim of immunity, the case would he controlled hy OES 736.325. ①
The general rule has been, and we think still is, that “Absent some valid federal law…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Keifer & Keifer v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Sloan Shipyards Corp. v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. JG Menihan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Standard Oil Co. of NJ v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Federal Crop Insurance Corp. v. Deerfield Groves Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Beverly Enterprises, Inc. v. Senior Services DivisionCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1991
- Morgan v. Amex Assurance Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 2012
- Pinson v. Allstate Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Pinson v. Allstate Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979