Wallace M. Telford v. Clackamas County Housing Authority, Ralph Groener, Robert Schumacher, Jono D. Hildner

TANG, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns the validity of an employment contract between Mr. Telford and the former Board of Housing Commissioners for the Clackamas County Housing Authority, and the resulting property interest enjoyed by Mr. Telford. The validity of the contract depends upon whether, under Oregon law, Telford was to perform proprietary or governmental functions. The magistrate held that the contract called for governmental functions, and could not extend beyond the Housing Commissioners’ terms of office.

Reviewing the magistrate’s decision de novo, we find that Telford performed…