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function doctrine in Oregon

17 Oregon opinions name it 2 courts 1914–2025 6 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Oregon courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. Eckleygreen
orctapp · 1978 · cited in 3 Oregon opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025See Eckley, 34 Or App at 567 (explaining that the function of the hearing “is to determine whether to impose or execute a sentence for the offense of which [the] defendant has already been convicted and for which probation was granted”).

2025See Eckley, 34 Or App at 567 (explaining that the function of the hearing “is to determine whether to impose or execute a sentence for the offense of which [the] defendant has already been convicted and for which probation was granted”).

33
State v. Guzekgreen
or · 1995 · cited in 1 Oregon opinions naming this issue, 2007–2007
1 sentence

2007Among other things, the court held that the function of the doctrine required “that there be some rational relationship between the item of evidence offered by a litigant and the substantive issues properly provable in the case.” 322 Or at 251 (emphasis added).

11
Smythe v. Smythegreen
or · 1915 · cited in 1 Oregon opinions naming this issue, 1924–1924
2 sentences

1924There is, therefore, no occasion or opportunity for invoking the function of a presumption: Smythe v. Smythe, 80 Or. 150, 154 ( 149 Pac. 516 , 156 Pac. 785 , Ann.

1924There is, therefore, no occasion or opportunity for invoking the function of a presumption: Smythe v. Smythe, 80 Or. 150, 154 ( 149 Pac. 516 , 156 Pac. 785 , Ann.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Oregon. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (18)

CaseCitedYears
Saif Corp. v. Thompson green
or · 2016
2 sentences

2023The board cited the primary controlling case that clarified the effect of the presumption, SAIF v. Thompson, 360 Or 155 , Nonprecedential Memo Op: 329 Or App 448 (2023) 451 379 P3d 494 (2016), and correctly stated the function of the presumption in shifting the burdens of production and per- suasion to employer to rebut the statutory presumption that claimant’s cancer resulted from his employment as a fire- fighter.

2023The board cited the primary controlling case that clarified the effect of the presumption, SAIF v. Thompson, 360 Or 155 , Nonprecedential Memo Op: 329 Or App 448 (2023) 451 379 P3d 494 (2016), and correctly stated the function of the presumption in shifting the burdens of production and per- suasion to employer to rebut the statutory presumption that claimant’s cancer resulted from his employment as a fire- fighter.

22023–2023
Addington v. Texas green
scotus · 1979
2 sentences

2018"The function of a standard of proof, as that concept is embodied in the Due Process Clause and in the realm of factfinding, is to 'instruct the factfinder concerning the degree of confidence our society thinks [that factfinder] should have in the correctness of factual conclusions for a particular type of adjudication.' " Addington , 441 U.S. at 423 , 99 S.Ct. 1804 (quoting In re Winship , 397 U.S. 358 , 370, 90 S.Ct. 1068 , 25 L.Ed.2d 368 (1970) (Harlan, J., concurring) ).

2018"The function of a standard of proof, as that concept is embodied in the Due Process Clause and in the realm of factfinding, is to 'instruct the factfinder concerning the degree of confidence our society thinks [that factfinder] should have in the correctness of factual conclusions for a particular type of adjudication.' " Addington , 441 U.S. at 423 , 99 S.Ct. 1804 (quoting In re Winship , 397 U.S. 358 , 370, 90 S.Ct. 1068 , 25 L.Ed.2d 368 (1970) (Harlan, J., concurring) ).

21981–2018
Sealfon v. United States green
scotus · 1948
2 sentences

1984Where a previous judgment of acquittal was based upon a general verdict, as is usually the case, this approach requires a court to ‘examine the record of a prior proceeding, taking into account the pleadings, evidence, charge, and other relevant matter, and conclude whether a rational jury could have grounded its verdict upon an issue other than that which the defendant seeks to foreclose from consideration.’ The inquiry ‘must be set in a practical frame and viewed with an eye to all the circumstances of the proceedings.’ Sealfon v. United States, 332 US 575 , 68 S Ct 237, 579 , 92 L Ed 180 ,

1984Where a previous judgment of acquittal was based upon a general verdict, as is usually the case, this approach requires a court to ‘examine the record of a prior proceeding, taking into account the pleadings, evidence, charge, and other relevant matter, and conclude whether a rational jury could have grounded its verdict upon an issue other than that which the defendant seeks to foreclose from consideration.’ The inquiry ‘must be set in a practical frame and viewed with an eye to all the circumstances of the proceedings.’ Sealfon v. United States, 332 US 575 , 68 S Ct 237, 579 , 92 L Ed 180 ,

21975–1984
Ashe v. Swenson green
scotus · 1970
2 sentences

1984That standard comports with the function of the doctrine as described by the United States Supreme Court in Ashe v. Swenson, 397 US 436, 443-44 , 90 S Ct 1189 , 25 L Ed 2d 469 (1970): “The federal decisions have made clear that the rule of collateral estoppel in criminal cases is not to be applied with the hypertechnical and archaic approach of a 19th century pleading book, but with realism and rationality.

1984That standard comports with the function of the doctrine as described by the United States Supreme Court in Ashe v. Swenson, 397 US 436, 443-44 , 90 S Ct 1189 , 25 L Ed 2d 469 (1970): “The federal decisions have made clear that the rule of collateral estoppel in criminal cases is not to be applied with the hypertechnical and archaic approach of a 19th century pleading book, but with realism and rationality.

21975–1984
North Douglas County Fire & EMS v. Shannon neutral
orctapp · 2023
1 sentence

2023The board cited the primary controlling case that clarified the effect of the presumption, SAIF v. Thompson, 360 Or 155 , Nonprecedential Memo Op: 329 Or App 448 (2023) 451 379 P3d 494 (2016), and correctly stated the function of the presumption in shifting the burdens of production and per- suasion to employer to rebut the statutory presumption that claimant’s cancer resulted from his employment as a fire- fighter.

12023–2023
Marion County Fire District No.1 v. Smith neutral
orctapp · 2023
1 sentence

2023The board cited the primary controlling case that clarified the effect of the presumption, SAIF v. Thompson, 360 Or 155 , Nonprecedential Memo Op: 329 Or App 452 (2023) 455 379 P3d 494 (2016), and correctly stated the function of the presumption in shifting the burdens of production and per- suasion to employer to rebut the statutory presumption that claimant’s cancer resulted from his employment as a fire- fighter.

12023–2023
State v. Cuevas green
or · 2015
1 sentence

2021Cuevas, 358 Or at 158 .

12021–2021
Santosky v. Kramer green
scotus · 1982
2 sentences

2018"In applying [the second Mathews factor] to * * * the standard of proof, the Court has explained that 'the minimum standard of proof tolerated by the due process requirement reflects not only the weight of the private and public interests affected, but also a societal judgment about how the risk of error should be distributed between the litigants.' " Stogsdill , 342 Or. at 340 , 154 P.3d 91 (quoting Santosky , 455 U.S. at 755 , 102 S.Ct. 1388 ).

2018"In applying [the second Mathews factor] to * * * the standard of proof, the Court has explained that 'the minimum standard of proof tolerated by the due process requirement reflects not only the weight of the private and public interests affected, but also a societal judgment about how the risk of error should be distributed between the litigants.' " Stogsdill , 342 Or. at 340 , 154 P.3d 91 (quoting Santosky , 455 U.S. at 755 , 102 S.Ct. 1388 ).

12018–2018
In Re WINSHIP green
scotus · 1970
2 sentences

2018"The function of a standard of proof, as that concept is embodied in the Due Process Clause and in the realm of factfinding, is to 'instruct the factfinder concerning the degree of confidence our society thinks [that factfinder] should have in the correctness of factual conclusions for a particular type of adjudication.' " Addington , 441 U.S. at 423 , 99 S.Ct. 1804 (quoting In re Winship , 397 U.S. 358 , 370, 90 S.Ct. 1068 , 25 L.Ed.2d 368 (1970) (Harlan, J., concurring) ).

2018"The function of a standard of proof, as that concept is embodied in the Due Process Clause and in the realm of factfinding, is to 'instruct the factfinder concerning the degree of confidence our society thinks [that factfinder] should have in the correctness of factual conclusions for a particular type of adjudication.' " Addington , 441 U.S. at 423 , 99 S.Ct. 1804 (quoting In re Winship , 397 U.S. 358 , 370, 90 S.Ct. 1068 , 25 L.Ed.2d 368 (1970) (Harlan, J., concurring) ).

12018–2018
Stogsdill v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision green
or · 2007
2 sentences

2018"In applying [the second Mathews factor] to * * * the standard of proof, the Court has explained that 'the minimum standard of proof tolerated by the due process requirement reflects not only the weight of the private and public interests affected, but also a societal judgment about how the risk of error should be distributed between the litigants.' " Stogsdill , 342 Or. at 340 , 154 P.3d 91 (quoting Santosky , 455 U.S. at 755 , 102 S.Ct. 1388 ).

2018"In applying [the second Mathews factor] to * * * the standard of proof, the Court has explained that 'the minimum standard of proof tolerated by the due process requirement reflects not only the weight of the private and public interests affected, but also a societal judgment about how the risk of error should be distributed between the litigants.' " Stogsdill , 342 Or. at 340 , 154 P.3d 91 (quoting Santosky , 455 U.S. at 755 , 102 S.Ct. 1388 ).

12018–2018
State v. Jenkins green
orctapp · 1998
1 sentence

2017This is in marked contrast to complexes of self-contained units like apartment or office buildings where the ability to control access to individual units is discrete, and where the use of an individual unit is usually separate from the use of the units around it.” Id.

12017–2017
Freightliner Corp. v. Christensen green
orctapp · 1999
1 sentence

2002Indeed, the function of the rule in Piwowar is, among other things, to determine the scope of ambiguous or vague acceptances such as “sore back,” Piwowar, 305 Or at 496 ; “low back pain,” Freightliner Corp., 163 Or App at 194 ; and “low back disability,” Hill, 178 Or App at 141 .

12002–2002
Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Piwowar green
or · 1988
1 sentence

2002Indeed, the function of the rule in Piwowar is, among other things, to determine the scope of ambiguous or vague acceptances such as “sore back,” Piwowar, 305 Or at 496 ; “low back pain,” Freightliner Corp., 163 Or App at 194 ; and “low back disability,” Hill, 178 Or App at 141 .

12002–2002
Hill v. Qwest green
orctapp · 2001
1 sentence

2002Indeed, the function of the rule in Piwowar is, among other things, to determine the scope of ambiguous or vague acceptances such as “sore back,” Piwowar, 305 Or at 496 ; “low back pain,” Freightliner Corp., 163 Or App at 194 ; and “low back disability,” Hill, 178 Or App at 141 .

12002–2002
Tupper v. FAIRVIEW HOSP. & TRAIN. CENTER, ETC. green
or · 1976
2 sentences

1992Tupper v. Fairview Hospital, 276 Or 657 , 556 P2d 1340 (1977); Arnett v. Kennedy, 416 US 134 , 94 S Ct 1633 , 40 L Ed 2d 15 (1974).

1992Tupper v. Fairview Hospital, 276 Or 657 , 556 P2d 1340 (1977); Arnett v. Kennedy, 416 US 134 , 94 S Ct 1633 , 40 L Ed 2d 15 (1974).

11992–1992
Arnett v. Kennedy green
scotus · 1974
2 sentences

1992Tupper v. Fairview Hospital, 276 Or 657 , 556 P2d 1340 (1977); Arnett v. Kennedy, 416 US 134 , 94 S Ct 1633 , 40 L Ed 2d 15 (1974).

1992Tupper v. Fairview Hospital, 276 Or 657 , 556 P2d 1340 (1977); Arnett v. Kennedy, 416 US 134 , 94 S Ct 1633 , 40 L Ed 2d 15 (1974).

11992–1992
Powell v. Moore green
· 1961
2 sentences

1986We drew the attention of counsel to Powell v. Moore, 228 Or 255, 269 , 364 P2d 1094 (1961), in which this court held that it is permissible to instruct the jury on res ipsa loquitur.

1986We drew the attention of counsel to Powell v. Moore, 228 Or 255, 269 , 364 P2d 1094 (1961), in which this court held that it is permissible to instruct the jury on res ipsa loquitur.

11986–1986
Mockowik v. Kansas City green
mo · 1906
2 sentences

1914Or; by indulging a pleasing figure of speech, as did Justice Lamm in Mockowik, v. Kansas City, 196 Mo. 550 ( 94 S. W. 256 ): “Presumptions may be looked on as the bats of the law, flitting in the twilight, but disappearing in the sunshine of actual facts.” If this question was one of first impression in this state, we would feel obliged to give unto it serious consideration, but, in deference to the statute which says a presumption is a deduction which the law expressly directs to be made from particular facts (Section 795, L.

1914Or; by indulging a pleasing figure of speech, as did Justice Lamm in Mockowik, v. Kansas City, 196 Mo. 550 ( 94 S. W. 256 ): “Presumptions may be looked on as the bats of the law, flitting in the twilight, but disappearing in the sunshine of actual facts.” If this question was one of first impression in this state, we would feel obliged to give unto it serious consideration, but, in deference to the statute which says a presumption is a deduction which the law expressly directs to be made from particular facts (Section 795, L.

11914–1914

Statutes the citing opinions construe

OR § Or. Rev. Stat. § 183.482 (4) OR § Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.010 (3) OR § Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.540 (3) OR § Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.545 (3) OR § Or. Rev. Stat. § 137.593 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

LA 320 (1906–2026) CA 56 (1973–2026) TX 51 (1965–2024) PA 44 (1940–2023) MO 33 (1909–2019) CT 31 (1988–2012) WA 25 (1942–2023) TN 24 (1971–2019) MD 24 (1973–2024) IL 22 (1978–2026) MA 22 (1978–2026) CO 21 (1937–2020) NY 20 (1896–2026) RI 18 (1968–2013) IN 17 (1916–2016) OR 17 (1914–2025) FL 17 (1955–2018) OH 14 (2006–2026) GA 13 (1907–2026) MI 11 (1978–2023) HI 10 (1981–2025) NJ 9 (1979–2025) WI 8 (1995–2021) NM 8 (1984–2021) IA 8 (1928–2019) OK 8 (1941–2015) VA 7 (1937–2016) AL 7 (1873–2013) AZ 7 (1953–2026) NC 7 (1939–1981) MS 6 (1982–1999) WY 6 (1977–2020) VT 6 (1925–2026) SD 5 (1967–2006) NE 5 (1994–2019) ND 5 (1986–2018) KY 4 (1990–2019) UT 4 (1993–2024) DC 4 (1990–2022) MT 4 (1974–2009) NH 4 (1977–2011) SC 4 (1984–1997) MN 4 (1978–2016) ID 4 (1986–1995) KS 4 (1909–2015) ME 4 (2018–2025) WV 2 (1996–2025) NV 2 (2020–2020)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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