Holdner v. Columbia County

Plaintiff brought this action for breach of contract and inverse condemnation. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the breach of contract claim. ORCP 47. At trial, it held for defendant on the inverse condemnation claim. We affirm.

Plaintiffs first assignment of error is directed at the trial court’s ruling regarding the inverse condemnation claim. Plaintiff owns land adjacent to Dutch Canyon Road. In 1986, a landslide caused a portion of the road to slide onto his property. Before reconstruction began, defendant initiated legalization proceedings pursuant to ORS…