Legal Opinion
Morse v. Oregon Division of State Lands
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1979No. CA 10946, SC 25912PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*199HOLMAN, J.
The issue in this case is whether the Director of the Division of State Lands had authority to issue an estuarian land fill permit. The Court of Appeals held that the Director lacked authority to issue the permit, 34 Or App 853, 581 P2d 520 (1978). This court granted the Director’s petition for review.
Pursuant to Oregon’s fill and removal law, ORS 541.605 to 541.665, the City of North Bend filed with the Division of State Lands an application for a permit to fill 32 acres of Coos Bay for the purpose of extending a runway at its municipal airport. The permit was granted and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Illinois Central Railroad v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Morse v. Division of State LandsCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1977
- Morse v. Oregon Division of State LandsCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1978
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Waterkeeper v. Port of Coos Bay Or.Oregon Supreme Court · 2018
- Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition v. Oregon Fish & Wildlife CommissionCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1983
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