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VAN WORMER v. CITY OF SALEM

TC 87-C-11334; CA A47630; SC S36156.

788 P.2d 443 (1990)

309 Or. 404

Dorothy VAN WORMER, Natural Mother and Personal Representative of the Estate of Brian D. Dixon, Petitioner On Review, v. CITY OF SALEM and Clement Spenner, Respondents On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided March 6, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Alexander of Burt, Swanson, Lathen, Alexander & McCann, Salem, argued the cause and filed the petition on behalf of petitioner on review.

William Blair, Asst. City Atty., Salem, argued the cause on behalf of respondents on review.

Before PETERSON, C.J., and LINDE, CARSON, JONES, GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN and FADELEY, JJ.

GILLETTE, Justice.

The issue in this wrongful death case is whether ORS 30.275(8),1 the two-year statute of limitations for claims against public bodies and their agents, is constitutional in light of the general three-year wrongful death statute of limitations contained in ORS 30.020(1).2 In particular, we must decide whether Article I, section 20, of the Oregon Constitution3 is...

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