State Ex Rel. Eckles v. Livermore

In this quo warranto proceeding, plaintiff sought a judgment that SAIF Corporation, of which defendants are the directors, does not exist validly, because the legislature created the corporation by special legislation in violation of Article XI, section 2, of the Oregon Constitution. Ancillary to that relief, plaintiff asked that SAIF Corporation be declared a mutual insurance company whose assets belong to insured employers (including plaintiff) and requested that a receiver be appointed to wind up its affairs and to distribute its assets to its insureds. He also sought attorney fees. The…