IVANCIE v. THORNTON


443 P.2d 612 (1968)

Francis J. IVANCIE, Respondent, v. Robert Y. THORNTON, Attorney General; the City of Portland, Oregon; and Alexander G. Brown, City Attorney, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided July 24, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm J. Montague and Oliver I. Norville, Portland, argued the cause for appellants. With them on the brief were Williams, Montague, Stark & Thorpe, and Alexander G. Brown, City Atty., Portland.

Nathan Heath, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Gray, Fredrickson & Heath, Portland.

Before PERRY, C.J., and McALLISTER, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN, DENECKE and HOLMAN, JJ.


GOODWIN, Justice.

Plaintiff, an elected city commissioner holding office in Portland, brought declaratory proceedings to have Section 2-206(a) of the Portland city charter declared unconstitutional. The trial court held the section unconstitutional on the ground that it could not be distinguished from a statute held unconstitutional in Minielly v. State, 242 Or. 490, 411 P.2d 69 (1966). The city appeals...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases