All actions, suits or proceedings by or against a county shall be in the name of the county, but the county is represented by the county court, which has the power to control the proceeding as if it were plaintiff or defendant, as the case may be.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 30.340

  • County court: includes board of county commissioners. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

 

[Repealed by 1979 c.284 § 199]