Legal Opinion
Bower Trucking & Warehouse Co. v. Multnomah County
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided August 1, 1978No. A76-09-12309, CA 9276PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*429THORNTON, J.
This appeal involves a dispute between plaintiff, a regulated motor carrier, and defendant Multnomah County as to the application of two different statutes: the Oregon Motor Carriers Law, ORS ch 767, and the Oregon Public Contracts and Purchasing Law, ORS ch 279. The issue is which of these two statutes is controlling here.
Plaintiff was the successful bidder on a contract to haul and set up county voting equipment. Sometime thereafter, apparently as a result of an audit of plaintiffs books by the Oregon Public Utility Commissioner, plaintiff brought this action against defendant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fullerton v. LammOregon Supreme Court · 1945
- Woodburn v. Public Service CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1916
- Nichols v. WilburOregon Supreme Court · 1970
- Hillsboro v. Public Service CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1920
- Reynolds Metals Co. v. State Tax CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dobson v. Quinn Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Donald Gene Boag v. Chief of Police, City of Portland, and City of Portland, OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Roy Kotval v. John N. Gridley, IIICourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Boone v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1991
- Boone v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1991
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