UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOC. v. MULTNOMAH COUNTY

No. A8005-02502; CA 19619.

645 P.2d 557 (1982)

UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, an Oregon Corporation, Appellant, v. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, a Home Rule Political Subdivision of the State of Oregon, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided May 26, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Heald, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Fellows, McCarthy, Zikes & Kayser, P.C., Portland.

J. Noelle Billups, Deputy County Counsel, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief was John B. Leahy, County Counsel, Portland.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., and THORNTON and VAN HOOMISSEN, JJ.


RICHARDSON, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing its complaint on defendant's motion for summary judgment. The issue is whether circuit court clerks of Multnomah County are county or state employes for the purposes of tort liability under the theory of respondeat superior. Plaintiff brought an action against the county alleging that two circuit court clerks were county employes and were negligent in failing to process writs of attachment...

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