Northwest Pump & Equipment Co. v. Stach

I join the court’s opinion holding that additional findings are necessary for meaningful appellate review. See McCarthy v. Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc., 327 Or 84, 96, 957 P2d 1200, on recons 327 Or 185, 957 P2d 1200 (1998). I write separately to put our holding in context. Our fee decision, which the Supreme Court found insufficient in McCarthy, “gave no explanation, through special findings of fact or otherwise, of the court’s basis for the award.” Id. at 95. Similarly, the agency’s order in Schoch v. Leupold & Stevens, 325 Or 112, 119, 934 P2d 410 (1997), simply recited that the agency had *71consi…