ARGO INVESTMENT v. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION

Nos. 125517, 125518; CA A26001 (Control), CA A26002.

674 P.2d 620 (1984)

66 Or.App. 430

ARGO INVESTMENT Corp., an Oregon Corporation, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF OREGON, by and through Its Department of Transportation and the City of Salem, a Municipal Corporation, Respondents. Pioneer Trust Company, an Oregon Corporation, in Its Capacity As Trustee under the Last Will and Testament of T.B. Jones, Deceased, Appellant, v. The State of Oregon, by and through Its Department of Transportation, and the City of Salem, a Municipal Corporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.B. Cummins, Jr. and Geo. A. Rhoten, Salem, argued the cause for appellants. With them on the brief was Rhoten, Rhoten & Speerstra, Salem.

Virginia L. Linder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent State of Or. With her on the brief was Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., Stanton F. Long, Deputy Atty. Gen., and William F. Gary, Sol. Gen., Salem.

David J. DeMartino, Asst. City Atty., Salem, argued the cause for respondent City of Salem. With him on the brief was William J. Juza, City Atty., Salem.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.


WARREN, Judge.

Argo Investment Corporation and Pioneer Trust Company (plaintiffs) brought inverse condemnation actions against the City of Salem (City) and the State of Oregon (State), alleging that their respective business properties were diminished in value by the closing of Center Street N.E. (Center) at Front Street N.E. (Front) in Salem and that the street closure was a compensable taking of plaintiffs' properties. Plaintiffs appeal from judgments, entered after...

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