Legal Opinion
Vasquez v. Courtney
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 1975PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHowell, J.
Plaintiff filed this action for libel alleging the defendants made defamatory statements concerning plaintiff to a probation officer making a pre-sentence investigation of plaintiff. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that plaintiff was precluded from bringing the suit by ORS 137.240 which provides that a conviction of a felony suspends the civil rights of the person convicted. ① The court allowed the motion and plaintiff appeals. We reverse.
On December 11, 1973, plaintiff was found guilty by a jury of criminal activity in drugs. A pre-sentence investigation was…
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