Manifold Business & Investments, Inc. v. Multnomah County

The plaintiff property owner appealed to the circuit court from an order of the county commissioners adopting the report of the road viewers and denying plaintiff damages for taking plaintiff’s property for the relocation and widening of a county road. The procedure followed was that provided in ORS 368.475-368.525. On appeal, a jury awarded the plaintiff more compensation than the county allowed. The court awarded plaintiff attorney fees and defendant appeals only from that part of the judgment.

The county contended that the statute did not provide for attorney fees in this procedure;…