BIRD v. NORPAC FOODS, INC.

CC 850500C; C900682CV; CA A65075 (Control), CA A68732; SC S42113.

934 P.2d 382 (1997)

325 Or. 55

Linda BIRD, Petitioner on Review, v. NORPAC FOODS, INC., an Oregon cooperative, dba Stayton Canning Company, Respondent on Review, and Donald Gale Moreland, an individual, Defendant. OREGON INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, an association, and Norpac Foods, Inc., dba Stayton Canning Company, a cooperative, and Donald Moreland, Respondents on Review, v. Linda BIRD, Petitioner on Review, and American Motorists Insurance Company, an Illinois corporation, and Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, an Oregon Corporation, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided March 20, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Uffelman, Beaverton, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner on review.

John L. Langslet, of Martin, Bischoff, Templeton, Langslet & Hoffman, Portland, argued the cause for respondents on review. With him on the brief was Julie K. Bolt.

Before CARSON, C.J., and GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN, FADELEY, GRABER and DURHAM, JJ.


VAN HOOMISSEN, Justice.

The dispositive issue presented in these two consolidated appeals, under the Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association (OIGA) statutes, ORS 734.510 et seq., is as follows: When OIGA has assumed all of the rights, duties, and obligations of an insolvent insurer pursuant to ORS 734.570, and a plaintiff obtains a personal injury judgment against a defendant insured by that insolvent insurer, must the judgment be deemed satisfied to the extent...

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