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GORTMAKER v. SEATON

450 P.2d 547 (1969)

Gary D. GORTMAKER, District Attorney of Marion County, Oregon, Appellant, v. Layke L. SEATON et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided February 13, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Gortmaker, Dist. Atty., Salem, pro se, argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

Peter S. Herman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Robert Y. Thornton, Atty. Gen., Salem.

Donald H. Coulter and D.F. Myrick, Grants Pass, filed a brief as amici curiae.

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

GOODWIN, Justice.

This suit for declaratory relief was brought by the district attorney of Marion County, who claims to be in doubt about the meaning of various statutes and regulations designed by the Legislative Assembly to restrict the sale of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).1 For reasons set forth below, the suit must be dismissed without a decision on the merits.

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