On the return day of the alternative writ, or such further day as the court or judge thereof may allow, the defendant on whom the writ was served may show cause by motion to dismiss or answer to the writ, in the same manner as to a complaint in an action.
ORS 34.170
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 185 Or. App. 317 - State Ex Rel. Osborne v. Cook (2002)
Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. Portland Habilitation Center, Inc. v. Portland State University (December 2012)
Amended by 1979 c.284 §70
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