University Medical Associates v. Multnomah County

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing its complaint on defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The issue is whether circuit court clerks of Multnomah County are county or state employes for the purposes of tort liability under the theory of respondeat superior. Plaintiff brought an action against the county alleging that two circuit court clerks were county employes and were negligent in failing to process writs of attachment and notices of . garnishment within a reasonable time. Plaintiff alleges that, as a result of the negligence of the clerks, it was unable to collect a judgment.…