- Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
- Area(s) of Law: Civil Procedure
- Date Filed: 03-28-2012
- Case #: A144530
- Judge(s)/Court Below: Duncan, J. for the Court; Haselton, P.J.; and Walters, J.
Plaintiff Unifund CCR Partners (Unifund) appealed the dismissal of its suit. Unifund brought action to recover amounts due on a credit card account. The lower court granted summary judgment for Deboer, holding that Delaware鈥檚 three-year statute of limitation excluded Unifund鈥檚 suit. In Delaware, the tolling statute tolls the statute of limitation until a defendant is answerable to suit in Delaware. Unifund appealed the judgment, claiming that Oregon鈥檚 six-year statute of limitation applies. The Court of Appeals applied CACV of Colorado v. Stevens and found that applying ORS 12.440, which required the application of Delaware鈥檚 statute of limitations, prejudices the defendant by essentially denying him a statute of limitation defense. Therefore, the Court held that pursuant to ORS 12.450, Oregon鈥檚 six-year statute of limitation applies, and because Unifund's suit was filed within six-years, the suit was timely. The award of attorney fees is also reversed. Reversed and remanded.