Porter v. Hill

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that “filing a civil action to collect an alleged debt is not an act attempting to enforce a ‘right’ or ‘remedy’ proscribed by ORS 646.639(2)(k) merely because all or part of the alleged debt does not exist”
• explaining that, in the civil context, an allegation that an amount was a “finance charge” is a legal conclusion, not a well-pleaded fact that is assumed to be true
• The context of a statute “includes other statutes relating to the same subject matter.”
• The context of a statute \includes other statutes relating to the same subject matter.\
• “The statute . . . prohibits the debt collector from using unfair practices to collect it. Nothing in the statute evidences a legislative concern . . . distinct from the use of abusive methods to pressure debtors to pay their debts.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

25 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Lyon v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.
  Ninth Circuit· 2011-08-30· cited 95×
• State v. Adams
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1993-02-11· cited 83×
• Boone v. Wright
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1992-08-20· cited 74×
• Fontell v. Hassett
  D. Maryland· 2012-06-28· cited 57×
• State Ex Rel. Willis v. Willis
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1992-11-05· cited 36×
• Sanders v. Oregon Pacific States Insurance
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1992-10-29· cited 31×
• State v. Wright
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1992-12-24· cited 24×
• Arnett v. Bank of America
  D. Oregon· 2012-07-11· cited 20×
• In the Matter of Marriage of Petersen and Petersen
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1994-12-28· cited 18×
• Westfall v. Rust International & Underwriters Adjusting Co.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1992-11-05· cited 18×
• Gregory's, Inc. v. Haan
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1996-04-04· cited 15×
• Iberlin v. TCI Cablevision of Wyoming, Inc.
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1993-06-25· cited 13×
• Haynes v. State of Oregon
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1993-06-23· cited 11×
• In re the Marriage of Rossi
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1994-06-22· cited 10×
• Steele v. a & B Automotive & Towing Service, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1995-07-26· cited 9×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Koch
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2008-12-11· cited 7×
• Hedrick v. Spear
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1995-11-29· cited 7×
• Krieger v. Just
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1992-12-09· cited 5×
• Houston v. Brown
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2008-07-23· cited 5×
• Otterness v. City of Waldport
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1994-10-12· cited 4×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Davis v. Wasco Intermediate Education District
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1979-05-01· cited 71×
• Madani v. Kendall Ford, Inc.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1991-10-10· cited 68×
• State Ex Rel. Juvenile Department v. Ashley
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1991-10-10· cited 63×
• Kankkonen v. HENDRICKSON
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1962-09-06· cited 39×
• Isom v. Portland General Electric Co.
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1984-02-22· cited 11×
• Rogers Mortuary, Inc. v. White
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1979-04-10· cited 9×
• Rowe v. Bank of the Cascades
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1984-06-06· cited 6×
• Porter v. Hill
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1991-08-21· cited 4×