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· 12/31/1973

Fassett v. Santiam Loggers, Inc.

Citations

  • 517 P.2d 1059
  • 267 Or. 505
  • 1973 Ore. LEXIS 322

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that \simple negligence cannot be a defense\ if the defendant acts with culpability equivalent to \reckless disregard\ but calling that degree of culpability \gross negligence\
  • “Gross negligence is the equivalent of reckless disregard and is negligence of a substantially greater degree than that of ordinary negligence.”
  • \Gross negligence is the equivalent of reckless disregard.\
  • “Gross negligence is the equivalent of reckless disregard.”

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Judges: McAllister, Denecke, Holman, Tongue, Howell, Bryson

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