Opinion
No. 26626, CA A22212
Argued and submitted September 21, 1982.
Reversed October 20, reconsideration denied November 23, 1982. Petition for review denied December 21, 1982 ( 294 Or. 295)
Appeal from Circuit Court, Columbia County, Hollie Pihl, Judge.
Jill Thompson, County Counsel, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellants Columbia County, Robert M. Hunt and A. J. Ahlborn.
John M. Volkman, Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant O T Properties, Inc. With him on the briefs were Stoel, Rives, Boley, Fraser and Wyse, Portland.
James K. Gardner, Hillsboro, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondents.
Before Gillette, Presiding Judge, and Warden and Young, Judges.
PER CURIAM
Reversed.
Assuming, without deciding, that the plaintiffs in this case had standing to contest a sale of surplus property by Columbia County — and we find plaintiff's standing to be doubtful — the trial judge erred in cancelling the deed given by the county in this case. The sole issue was whether the county acted unreasonably. See ORS 275.200; Johnson v. Craddock et al, 228 Or. 308, 365 P.2d 89 (1961). The undisputed evidence in this case concerning the previous offers to purchase this property establishes that the county did not act unreasonably.
Reversed.