VOKOUN v. CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO

(96-11-052; CA A101203)

7 P.3d 608 (2000)

169 Or. App. 31

William VOKOUN and Paula Vokoun, Respondents, v. CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO, a municipal corporation, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Sercombe, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were William K. Kabeiseman and Preston Gates & Ellis LLP.

Tracy Pool Reeve, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were Mark P. Reeve and Reeve Kearns PC.

Before LANDAU, Presiding Judge, and LINDER and BREWER, Judges.


LANDAU, P.J.

Plaintiffs initiated this action against the City of Lake Oswego (City) for negligence and inverse condemnation for damage to their property resulting from a landslide that occurred following an unusually heavy rain. They alleged that the landslide was caused by the City's failure to maintain its storm drainage system properly. The trial court allowed the claims to go to the jury, which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs on both claims. The trial...

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