Barns v. City of Eugene

Plaintiffs are five property owners in the River Road-Santa Clara area of Lane County, which is adjacent to defendant, the City of Eugene. Plaintiffs brought an action seeking a declaration that the city did not have authority to extend its sewer system into the River Road-Santa Clara area, to assess the costs of construction against their properties, or to compel them to connect to the sewer system. The trial court granted the city’s summary judgment motion because plaintiffs had failed to provide timely notice under the Oregon Tort Claims Act and entered judgment in the city’s favor.1 We…