Anais v. Dias

Plaintiffs appeal a summary judgment for defendant. The court held that the two-year statute of limitations had run. See ORS 12.110(1); ORS 12.020(2). We reverse. Plaintiffs suffered personal injuries and damage to their vehicle in an accident with defendant’s vehicle on April 12,1980. They filed this action for personal injuries on April 9, 1982. Defendant was served in Washington in August 1982, more than two years after the date of the accident.

ORS 12.155, however, provides:

“(1) If the person who makes an advance payment referred to in ORS 18.520 [personal injury] or 18.530 [property…