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The Court rejected and reversed a
lower decision by the Multnomah County Circuit Court, which had held that
Multnomah
County was not obligated to
satisfy the judgment which Dorothy had obtained against them. The Court held
that a final judgment is just that – a final judgment. If a party is
obligated to pay damages, and a final judgment is entered, then that party must
pay.
In Dorothy’s case, a Multnomah County judge ordered the County to pay
Dorothy $1,150,000 in damages under Measure 37. Multnomah County appealed that decision, but then
dropped their appeal. Nine months later, Dorothy attempted to collect her
money, and the County refused to pay. Today, the Court of Appeals put a stop to
the County’s despicable acts.
Dorothy used to talk about the day
when she would finally “get even with the bastards that took her land.” Today
is that day. My only regret is that Dorothy is not here to celebrate with the
rest of us. I suspect she knows what’s happened, and is having a good
laugh.
For Joe Willis and everyone at
Schwabe Williamson who worked on this case, thank you – you’ve done a great
service for a great lady. And for all of you who have asked me about Dorothy
and about this case, thank you for caring. Today is a really good
day.
Dave
Hunnicutt |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 April 2009 09:39 |
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Oregonians in Action is a non profit lobbying organization that leads the fight for land-use regulatory reform and protection for private property rights. OIA authored two ballot measures in 1998: one to require landowner notification and another to give citizens the right to petition for legislative review of bad state regulations. In 2004, OIA passed Measure 37, a law that requires compensation to landowners for losses they suffer from regulatory takings. |
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