HORN v. CITY OF ELGIN


559 P.2d 1319 (1977)

28 Or.App. 545

Vance Robert HORN, Respondent, v. CITY OF ELGIN, a Municipal Corporation, and Kenneth DeLong, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Mosgrove, John Day, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Gary J. Susak, LaGrande, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Gooding & Susak, LaGrande.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and TANZER and JOHNSON, JJ.


TANZER, Judge.

This is an action in tort for damages arising out of the conduct of defendant Kenneth DeLong, a police officer of the City of Elgin. There was a verdict and a judgment for plaintiff and defendants appeal.

The relevant events occurred when Officer DeLong arrived at plaintiff's residence to investigate an anonymous telephone report that plaintiff had been abusing his wife. He encountered plaintiff outside the residence, informed him of the report...

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