State ex rel. Compass Corp. v. City of Lake Oswego

Relator Compass Corporation seeks review of a decision of the Court of Appeals that ordered dismissal, for lack of jurisdiction, of its mandamus action under ORS 227.178(7). State ex rel Compass Corp. v. City of Lake Oswego, 121 Or App 486, 856 P2d 319 (1993). The issue is whether the defendant City of Lake Oswego’s (City) denial of relator’s partition application deprived the circuit court of authority under ORS 227.178(7) to issue a writ of mandamus to City’s governing body to compel approval of the application. Our answer to that question is “no.” Accordingly, we reverse the decision of…