§ 55.011 Small claims department; jurisdiction
§ 55.020 Commencement of action
§ 55.030 Contents of claim
§ 55.040 Verification and prosecution of claim
§ 55.045 Notice of claim; content; service
§ 55.055 Explanation to plaintiff of how notice may be served
§ 55.065 Admission or denial of claim; request for jury trial
§ 55.075 Time and place of hearing; procedure if right to jury trial asserted; fees
§ 55.077 Additional time for appearances; default and dismissal
§ 55.080 Formal pleadings unnecessary; issuance of attachment, garnishment or execution; costs of execution taxable
§ 55.090 Appearance by parties and attorneys; witnesses
§ 55.095 Counterclaim; procedure; fee; transfer of jurisdiction
§ 55.100 Payment of judgment
§ 55.110 Conclusiveness of judgment; appeal; costs and fees on appeal
§ 55.120 Form of appeal; bond; proceedings in circuit court; no further appeal
§ 55.130 Enforcement of judgment when no appeal is taken; fees
§ 55.140 Separate docket for small claims department
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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 55 - Small Claims

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.