Oregon Conversion Law
 

Larry Kaplowitz v. Lane County

The issue in this land use case is whether the Land
Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) properly deferred to Lane
County’s interpretation of the meaning of “accessory” use
and development as used in the county’s forestland zoning
regulation. Under ORS 197.829(1), LUBA must affirm
a county’s interpretation of its land use regulations unless
that interpretation is inconsistent with t... More...
   $0 (06-01-2017 - OR)

Greenwood Products v. Greenwood Forest Products

This case has a complex procedural history that the Court of Appeals thoroughly described in its opinion. For the sake of brevity and clarity, we take a condensed version of that history from the opinion of the Court of Appeals and the record. Defendants were in the business of processing
1 Defendants are Greenwood Forest Products, Inc. and two of its principals, Dovenberg and LeFors. For th... More...
   $0 (09-11-2015 - OR)

Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Benton County Assessor

In this direct appeal from the Oregon Tax Court Regular Division (Tax Court), we must decide whether the Tax Court properly applied administrative rules governing property tax appraisals. Specifically, this case requires us to consider the relationship between two terms defined in the Department of Revenue’s administrative rules: “highest and best use” and “value of the loss.” See OAR 150-308.205-... More...    $0 (08-06-2015 - OR)

Steve Munson v. Bill Fraser

Vacated, in part, and remanded for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
1
1 SERCOMBE, J.
2 This appeal arises from an action in which plaintiffs--common shareholders
3 of Vulcan Power Company (Vulcan), a Colorado corporation in the business of
4 developing geothermal power projects with its principal place of business located in
Oregon15 --brought claims against Vulcan... More...
   $0 (08-13-2014 - OR)

Fred E. Relling v. Lislie Khorenian

2 Plaintiff owns a parcel of real property in Crook County. He filed a
3 declaratory judgment action in February 2009 against adjoining landowners seeking to
4 establish that he has an easement over their property for access to his property. He
5 appeals a general judgment declaring that express easements exist on the property of two
6 defendants, that those easements are not appur... More...
   $0 (02-12-2014 - OR)

Joan Rice v. Mary Rabb

2 This case requires us to decide whether the six-year statute of limitations
3 applicable to conversion and replevin claims under ORS 12.080(4) incorporates a
4 discovery rule to determine when such claims "accrue" pursuant to ORS 12.010. The
5 Court of Appeals concluded that the limitation prescribed by ORS 12.080(4) begins to
6 run at the time of the wrongful taking of personal ... More...
   $0 (01-30-2014 - OR)

Gary B. Cron v. Shawnita Zimmer

2 Plaintiffs appeal from a general judgment dismissing their interference with
3 economic relations, conversion, and unjust enrichment claims. Plaintiffs assign error to
4 the trial court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment. Because we conclude
5 that plaintiffs demonstrated sufficient evidence for a trial on their interference with
6 economic relations, conversion, ... More...
   $0 (02-06-2013 - OR)

Erin Williamson v. Governmental Employees Insurance Co.

2 Plaintiff appeals a supplemental judgment denying her attorney fees,
3 challenging the trial court's rejection of her exceptions, ORS 36.425(6), to the arbitrator's
4 denial of her fee petition. The trial court sustained the arbitrator's determination that
5 plaintiff had no entitlement to attorney fees under ORS 20.080 and further held that,
6 because plaintiff had not invoked O... More...
   $0 (12-14-2011 - OR)

Diane L. Scott v. Jackson County

2 Plaintiff conducted a rabbit breeding operation on property located in
3 Jackson County. In 2001, plaintiff pleaded no contest to animal abuse, and, in
4 conjunction with the criminal proceedings, the county seized her rabbits. The county
5 housed, treated, and fed the rabbits before declaring them abandoned, at which point the
6 county gave them away. In 2003, plaintiff filed an... More...
   $0 (07-27-2011 - OR)

Thomas W. Mossberg v. University of Oregon

This appeal involves a dispute between the University of Oregon (the University) and plaintiff, who is a former faculty member of the University, over certain personal property. Following his resignation, plaintiff asserted claims against the University for conversion, inverse condemnation, and breach of contract. The trial court dismissed the conversion claim and granted summary judgment to the U... More...    $0 (02-02-2011 - OR)

Estrelia Saldivar v. Ken Roberts

In this civil action alleging claims of fraud, misrepresentation, conversion, and unfair labor practices, plaintiff appeals an order of the trial court setting aside a general judgment and order of default on the ground of excusable neglect. ORCP 71 B(1)(a). Plaintiff contends that the undisputed facts do not support the conclusion that defendants' default was the result of excusable neglect. We r... More...    $0 (01-12-2011 - OR)

Jerry R. Becker v. Pacific Forest Industries, Inc., et al.

Defendant Jack Stone appeals a summary judgment in favor of plaintiff on defendant's counterclaim seeking money damages.(1) Plaintiff brought this action to, among other things, foreclose an alleged landlord's lien on certain wood materials that were stored on his real property.(2) Defendant, in turn, filed a counterclaim against plaintiff for conversion of the stored property. Defendant conten... More...    $0 (06-17-2009 - OR)

Terry W. Emmert dba Emmert Development Co. v. No Problem Harry, Inc., et al.

This case involves a dispute between plaintiff, the landlord of a warehouse, and defendant,(1) who had a security interest in merchandise stored in that warehouse. Defendant appeals from a limited judgment awarding plaintiff $220,411 in damages for breach of contract and $84,091.33 in prejudgment interest. He alleges that the trial court erred in ruling that the contract was supported by considera... More...    $0 (09-03-2008 - OR)

William P. Horton v. Western Protector Insurance Company

Plaintiff appeals after the trial court, pursuant to ORS 31.150, granted defendant's motion to strike plaintiff's complaint, dismissed his action for wrongful use of a civil proceeding, and awarded defendant attorney fees. On appeal, plaintiff makes three assignments of error. In his first assignment of error, he argues that ORS 31.150 is inapplicable to this action. He argues in his second a... More...    $0 (01-28-2008 - OR)

Boise Cascade Corporation v. State of Oregon, etc.

This inverse condemnation case comes to us with a substantial procedural history, an account of which is set out below. Following trial after the latest remand, a jury determined that the state had taken Boise Cascade Corporation's property in violation of the Fifth Amendment by temporarily prohibiting logging and that Boise should be compensated in the amount of $25. Boise appeals and the Oreg... More...    $0 (12-05-2007 - OR)

Stuart Abrams and Abrams, Inc. v. General Star Indemnity Company

This court accepted certification of the following question of law from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit):

"Does an insurer have a duty to defend an insured under an insurance policy with an 'intentional acts' exclusion if the complaint against the insured alleges a subjective intent to harm but the claim could be proven through unintentional conduct... More...    $0 (05-01-2003 - OR)

Stuart Abrams and Abrams, Inc. v. General Star Indemnity Company

Southern Pacific Railway (Southern Pacific) possessed a number of rail van trailers that it leased to third parties on behalf of the owners of the trailers. An individual who worked for Southern Pacific, but who did not have authority to sell the trailers, sold some rail van trailers to Stuart Abrams and Abrams, Inc. (Abrams), the plaintiffs in this case, and kept the money. Abrams then sold ma... More...    $0 (05-01-2003 - OR)

George A. Rizo v. U-Lane-O Credit Union

Plaintiff seeks review of a judgment in favor of defendant U-Lane-O Credit Union on plaintiff's claims for breach of contract and conversion. We review for errors of law, Tifft v. Stevens, 162 Or App 62, 66, 987 P2d 1 (1999), rev den 330 Or 332 (2000); Fogh v. McRill, 153 Or App 159, 167, 956 P2d 236, rev den 327 Or 431 (1998), and affirm.

The case was tried to the court on stipulated facts. Pla... More...    $0 (12-26-2001 - OR)

Beall Transport Equip. v. Southern Pacific

These consolidated civil cases arise from the theft of approximately 130 semi-trailers from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company's Brooklyn (eastside Portland) rail yard. Stuart Abrams and Abrams, Inc. (collectively, Abrams), who purchased the trailers from the thief, appeal from judgments (1) in favor of Southern Pacific on its conversion claim against Abrams, and (2) in favor of Beall Tra... More...    $0 (10-11-2000 - OR)

William Franklin Cornell, IV and Kathleen Kelly Cornell v. Herbert Vloedman, Sr. and HRF Ranches, Inc.

Adverse possession and conversion - Defendant developed and farmed 40 acres of land that belonged to absentee owners (plaintiff).... More...    $0 (07-07-1999 - OR)

Morasch Meats, Inc. v. Western Boxed Meats Distributors, Inc., dba Western Pride Carriers, et al.

Conversion - Loss of Use - Plaintiff purchased various meat processing parts which defendant repossessed as secured credit from a previous owner.... More...    $135050 (11-25-1998 - OR)

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