MENDIVE v. STATE, CHILDREN'S SERVICES DIV.

880422111L; CA A50950.

794 P.2d 807 (1990)

102 Or.App. 317

Rick and Cindy MENDIVE, Respondents, v. STATE OF OREGON, Acting by and through Its Duly Authorized Agency, CHILDREN's SERVICES Division, and Sue Faw, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided June 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Atkinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Daniel L. Cronin and John Day, argued the cause and submitted the brief for respondents.

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


ROSSMAN, Judge.

Defendants are Faw, a Children's Services Division (CSD) worker, and her employers, CSD and the state. They appeal a judgment entered against them for negligent interference with a custodial relationship. We affirm.

The juvenile judge in Faw's county developed a procedure intended to shield CSD workers from liability for their actions in taking a child into protective custody. The procedure required a CSD worker and a police officer to agree...

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