Legal Opinion
Huffman and Wright Logging Co. v. Wade
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided August 19, 1993No. CC L87-2850; CA A61324; SC S38633PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*447GRABER, J.
In an action for trespass to chattels, the jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages to plaintiff. Defendants concede their liability for trespass and for compensatory damages, but argue that Article I, sections 8 and 26, of the Oregon Constitution,1 and the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States2 prohibit an award of punitive damages against them, because their tres-passory conduct was “expressive” political speech designed to change government policies. The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment for punitive damages. Huffman and Wright…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Roberts v. United States JayceesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Marsh v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Adderley v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wisconsin v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Wheeler v. Marathon Printing, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1998
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