ORS 20.097
Attorney fees and costs where defendant prevails in certain proceedings to enforce contract


(1)

In any action or suit on a contract by an assignee of any right under that contract, the maker of that contract and the plaintiff in the action or suit on that contract shall be severally liable for any attorney fees and costs that may be awarded to the defendant in the action.

(2)

As used in this section, “maker” means the original party to the contract which is the subject of the action or suit who is the predecessor in interest of the plaintiff under the contract.

(3)

A maker shall be liable under this section only if the defense successfully asserted by the defendant existed at the time of the assignment of the contract. [1975 c.623 §2; 1989 c.1065 §1; 2001 c.542 §4]

Source: Section 20.097 — Attorney fees and costs where defendant prevails in certain proceedings to enforce contract, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors020.­html.

20.075
Factors to be considered by court in awarding attorney fees
20.077
Determination of prevailing party
20.080
Attorney fees for certain small tort claims
20.082
Attorney fees for small contract claims
20.083
Award of attorney fees under void contract, under unenforceable contract or to person who is not party to contract
20.085
Costs and attorney fees in inverse condemnation proceedings
20.094
Attorney fees in actions or suits in which discharge in bankruptcy asserted
20.096
Reciprocity of attorney fees and costs in proceedings to enforce contract
20.097
Attorney fees and costs where defendant prevails in certain proceedings to enforce contract
20.098
Attorney fees and compensation of expert witnesses in certain proceedings for breach of warranty
20.105
Attorney fees where party disobeys court order or asserts claim, defense or ground for appeal without objectively reasonable basis
20.107
Attorney and expert witness fees and other costs on claim of unlawful discrimination
20.115
Service expenses recoverable as costs and disbursements
20.120
Costs on review of decision of officer, tribunal, or court of inferior jurisdiction
20.125
Assessment of costs and attorney fees against attorney causing mistrial
20.130
Proceeding to which state or public corporation is party
20.140
State and certain public corporations not required to advance costs
20.150
Recovery of costs and disbursements when party represented by another
20.180
Effect of tender as to costs
20.190
Prevailing party fees
20.220
Appeal on attorney fees and costs
20.310
Costs and disbursements in Supreme Court or Court of Appeals
20.320
Statement of costs and disbursements
20.330
Costs and disbursements in cases of original jurisdiction
20.340
Contingent fee agreement
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