Macnab v. State

Plaintiff brought a civil action against the State of Oregon for false imprisonment, asserting in his complaint that a judge unlawfully imprisoned him by declining to stay his sentence pending appeal in a criminal case. The state filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim on the ground that it was time barred by a two-year statute of limitations. The trial court granted that motion, and plaintiff appeals, contending that his action was timely because he could not have discovered that his imprisonment was unlawful until this court reversed his conviction. We conclude that the two-year statute…