Washington County v. Clark

The Court of Appeals affirmed a decree, taken by default, ordering the defendant to remove his house from his property. 24 Or App 73, 24 Or App 233, 544 P2d 1070, 1073 (1976). We granted review.

The facts are as garnered from the evidence introduced at a hearing on defendant’s motion to set aside the default and from affidavits and the pleadings.

On January 10, 1974, the plaintiff, Washington County, filed and duly served a complaint alleging that the defendant was building a structure without obtaining a building permit in violation of the building code. It further alleged it had posted a…