VOKOUN v. CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO

(96-11-052; CA A101203).

76 P.3d 677 (2003)

189 Or. App. 499

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

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Sercombe, Portland, William K. Kabeiseman, and Preston Gates & Ellis LLP for appellant.

Tracy Pool Reeve, Mark P. Reeve, Portland, and Reeve Kearns PC for respondents.

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


LANDAU, P.J.

This case returns to us on remand from the Oregon Supreme Court. It arises out of a flooding incident that occurred when heavy rains overwhelmed a drainage system maintained by defendant City of Lake Oswego (city) and resulted in landslides that washed away a substantial amount of plaintiffs' land. Plaintiffs initiated an action against the city for, among other things, negligence and inverse condemnation, and they ultimately prevailed on those two claims...

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