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WATKINS v. JOSEPHINE COUNTY

05CV0577; A141306.

259 P.3d 79 (2011)

243 Or. App. 52

Suzanne J. WATKINS, Thomas A. Amburn, Lorna Lynn Inman, Marilane Jorgenson, Jeffry Lee Michael, Eva L.I. Arce, David A. Bassett, Helen M. Connelly, Daniel Converse, Gilbert Covarrubias, Edwin F. Cramp, Michael Gould, Laurie Hansen, Cecilia Hay, Philip R. Killian, Donna Lipparelli, R. Lucas, Jackie McBee, Michael Doyle Perkins, Ernest A. Peters, Constance L. Roach, Sara Rubrecht, Michael G. Sanchez, Wendy Scruggs, Ken Selig, Robin Ward, James N. Warren, Ronald Wayne Winfrey, and Sandra L. Titzler, Personal Representative of the Estate of Scott Titzler, Deceased, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Jillana Tappan, Peggy Lowell, Laverla J. Young, and Brian Anderson, et al, Plaintiffs, v. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided May 25, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene B. Mechanic , argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Elizabeth A. Joffe , Cathy Highet , and McKanna Bishop Joffe & Arms, LLP.

Kirk S. Peterson , Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Devra S. Hermosilla , and Bullard Smith , Jernstedt Wilson .

Before SCHUMAN, Presiding Judge, and WOLLHEIM, Judge, and ROSENBLUM, Senior Judge.

SCHUMAN, P.J.

Plaintiffs are current and former non-union employees of defendant Josephine County. After the county commissioners passed a resolution in 2005 eliminating or reducing certain employee benefits, plaintiffs brought this action, asserting that the resolution breached their employment contract, impaired an obligation of contract in violation of Article I, section 21, of the Oregon Constitution,

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