WORKMAN v. RAJNEESH FOUNDATION

CC84-142 & CC84-143; CA A37635 & A37636.

733 P.2d 908 (1987)

84 Or.App. 226

Roger Hill WORKMAN, Appellant, v. RAJNEESH FOUNDATION International, a N.J. Corp., Rajneesh Investment Corporation, an Oregon Corp., Rajneesh Neo-Sannyas International Commune, an Oregon Corporation, Ma Anand Sheela, an Individual and Bagwan Shree Rajneesh, an Individual, Respondents. Margaret Hill, Appellant, v. Rajneesh Foundation International, a N.J. Corp., Rajneesh Investment Corporation, an Oregon Corp., Rajneesh Neo-Sannyas International Commune, an Oregon Corporation, Ma Anand Sheela, an Individual and Bagwan Shree Rajneesh, an Individual, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Goodall, Seattle, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Robert J. McCrea, Eugene, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Ronald H. Hoevet, Portland, for respondent Rajneesh Inv. Corp., John R. Ransom, Portland, for respondent Rajneesh Neo-Sannyas Intern. Commune, Ma Prem Sheelu, Rajneeshpuram, for respondents Ma Anand Sheela and Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and McCrea, P.C., Eugene, for respondent Rajneesh Foundation Intern.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., JOSEPH, C.J., and DEITS, J.


RICHARDSON, Presiding Judge.

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