Legal Opinion
Hale v. Port of Portland
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1989No. TC A8104-02187; CA A35081; SC S35062PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*511GILLETTE, J.
The issue in this case is whether the damage limitations in the Oregon Tort Claims Act (OTCA)1 are constitutional as applied to cities and port districts. The Court of Appeals upheld the limitations. Hale v. Port of Portland, 89 Or App 209, 748 P2d 161 (1988). We affirm.
Plaintiff suffered severe injuries in a November 3, 1980, accident occurring when the vehicle in which he was riding collided with an obstacle embedded in a road. Plaintiff s medical bills alone reportedly exceed $600,000. Through his guardian ad litem, he filed this action against several defendants, including two…
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