Wiltshire v. Farmers Ins. Co.

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No. 429 June 16, 2021 449 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON Derick T. WILTSHIRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF OREGON, an Oregon corporation, Defendant-Respondent. Multnomah County Circuit Court 17CV09544; A170996 Katharine von Ter Stegge, Judge. Argued and submitted March 8, 2021. Dean Heiling argued the cause for appellant. Also on the briefs was Heiling Dwyer. R. Daniel Lindahl argued the cause for respondent. Also on the brief were Ronald J. Clark and Bullivant Houser Bailey PC. Before Armstrong, Presiding Judge, and Tookey, Judge, and Aoyagi, Judge. PER CURIAM Affirmed. 450 Wiltshire v. Farmers Ins. Co. PER CURIAM Plaintiff assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his claim for attorney fees arising out of a negligence action against defendant Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon. Plaintiff’s assignment is foreclosed by Goddard v. Farmers Ins. Co., 177 Or App 621, 33 P3d 1075 (2001) (holding that ORS 742.061 does not authorize attorney fees related to a tort claim against an insurer), and we reject it without further discussion. We reject plaintiff’s remaining assignments of error. Affirmed.

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