A defendant in a tort action against whom a judgment has been rendered may assign any cause of action that defendant has against the defendant’s insurer as a result of the judgment to the plaintiff in whose favor the judgment has been entered. That assignment and any release or covenant given for the assignment shall not extinguish the cause of action against the insurer unless the assignment specifically so provides.
ORS 31.825
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Brownstone Homes Condominium Ass'n v. Brownstone Forest Heights, LLC (2015)
Most recently applied in 282 Or. App. 484 - Clinton Condominiums Owners Ass'n v. Truck Insurance Exchange (November 2016)
Formerly 17.100
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