Allen v. County of Jackson

*119ARMSTRONG, J.

Defendant Jackson County petitions for reconsideration of our opinion, Allen v. County of Jackson, 162 Or App 309, 986 P2d 612 (1999), in which we dismissed defendant’s appeal and plaintiffs’ cross-appeal for lack of a final judgment. We allow the petition to reconsider, vacate our original opinion and reverse on appeal and cross-appeal.

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