(1) A parent having custody of a child of the parent may maintain an action for the injury of the child.
(2) A parent may recover damages for the death of a child of the parent only under ORS 30.020.
ORS 30.010
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case Norwest v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital (1982)
Most recently applied in Bell v. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (May 2013)
Amended by 1961 c.344 §102; 1973 c.718 §1; 2003 c.14 §16
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Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.