Hampton Tree Farms, Inc. v. Jewett

Plaintiff, Hampton Tree Farms, Inc. (Hampton), seeks review of a Court of Appeals decision reversing the trial court’s grant of Hampton’s motion for summary judgment as to the counterclaims of defendant Erickson Hardwood Company (EHC). Hampton Tree Farms, Inc. v. Jewett, 125 Or App 178, 865 P2d 420 (1993). The issue is whether the trial court correctly determined that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact on EHC’s claims and that Hampton is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. ORCP 47 C. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

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