QWEST CORP. v. CITY OF PORTLAND

121216632; A154769.

365 P.3d 1157 (2015)

275 Or. App. 874

QWEST CORPORATION, a Colorado corporation, dba Centurylink, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF PORTLAND, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided December 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Per A. Ramfjord , Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the opening brief were Theodore B. Blank and Stoel Rives LLP, With them on the reply brief was Reilley D. Keating .

Denis M. Vannier , Deputy City Attorney, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before ARMSTRONG, Presiding Judge, and NAKAMOTO, Judge, and EGAN, Judge.


Plaintiff Qwest Corporation1 appeals from the trial court's judgment granting defendant City of Portland declaratory relief. Qwest assigns error to the trial court's declaratory ruling that the "utility license fee" (ULF), a tax imposed by the city, does not violate a state law capping the amount municipalities...

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