BELL v. TRI-MET

090913232; A145225.

271 P.3d 138 (2012)

247 Or. App. 666

General BELL, Personal Representative of the Estate of Thomas Bell, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGON, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willard E. Merkel , Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Merkel & Associates.

Kimberly Sewell , Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before HASELTON, Presiding Judge, and ARMSTRONG, Judge, and DUNCAN, Judge.


HASELTON, P.J.

Plaintiff, decedent's personal representative, appeals from a general judgment of dismissal in this personal injury action against a public body, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet). Plaintiff assigns error to the trial court's allowance of TriMet's motion to dismiss on statute of limitations grounds, based on the two-year limitation period in ORS 30.275(9). Plaintiff argues that, in the circumstances presented here, the...

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