Oregon Statutes 28.200 – Supreme Court authorized to answer questions of law certified by other courts
The Supreme Court may answer questions of law certified to it by the Supreme Court of the United States, a Court of Appeals of the United States, a United States District Court, a panel of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Service or the highest appellate court or the intermediate appellate court of any other state, when requested by the certifying court if there are involved in any proceedings before it questions of law of this state which may be determinative of the cause then pending in the certifying court and as to which it appears to the certifying court there is no controlling precedent in the decisions of the Supreme Court and the intermediate appellate courts of this state. [1983 c.103 § 1; 1995 c.197 § 1]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 28.200
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Any other state: includes any state and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
28.200 to 28.255 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 28 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.