Oregon Statutes 696.855 – Common law application to statutory obligations and remedies
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(1) ORS § 696.301, 696.392, 696.600 to 696.785, 696.890 and 696.995 do not directly, indirectly or by implication limit or alter any preexisting common law or statutory right or remedy including actions for fraud, negligence or equitable relief.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 696.855
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
(2) Common law and statutory remedies are not affected by ORS § 696.301, 696.392, 696.600 to 696.785, 696.890 and 696.995. [1993 c.570 § 12; 2001 c.300 § 49a; 2011 c.158 § 2]
See note under 696.800.