Section 55.040 – Verification and prosecution of claim.
All claims shall be verified by the real party in interest, the agent or assignee of the party. Any claim may be filed and prosecuted in the small claims department by such agent or the assignee of the cause of action upon which recovery is sought.
Section 55.045 – Notice of claim; content; service.
(1) Upon the filing of a claim, the court shall issue a notice in the form prescribed by the court. (2) The notice shall be directed to the defendant, naming the defendant, and shall contain a copy of the claim. (3) If the amount or value claimed is $50 or more, the notice and claim […]
Section 55.055 – Explanation to plaintiff of how notice may be served.
The justice of the peace shall provide to each plaintiff who files a claim with the small claims department of the court of the justice of the peace a written explanation of how notice may be served in actions in the department. [1977 c.875 §21]
Section 55.065 – Admission or denial of claim; request for jury trial.
Within 14 days after the date of service of the notice and claim upon the defendant as provided in ORS 55.045: (1) If the defendant admits the claim, the defendant may settle it by: (a) Paying to the court the amount of the claim plus the amount of the small claims fee and service expenses […]
Section 54.070 – Number of names on list; certifying and filing list.
The jury list shall: (1) Contain the names of at least 50 persons, if there are that number of persons in the district who are qualified as provided in ORS 54.050. (2) Contain the first name, the surname and the place of residence of each person named therein. (3) Be certified by the justice of […]
Section 55.075 – Time and place of hearing; procedure if right to jury trial asserted; fees.
(1) If the defendant demands a hearing in the small claims department of the court, the court shall fix a day and time for the hearing and shall mail to the parties a notice of the hearing time in the form prescribed by the court, instructing them to bring witnesses, documents and other evidence pertinent […]
Section 54.090 – Justice not in office or present when list was made must procure and file copy thereof.
A justice of the peace not in office or attendance when a jury list is made must procure, and file in the office of the justice of the peace, a certified copy thereof.
Section 55.077 – Additional time for appearances; default and dismissal.
(1) Upon written request, the court may extend to the parties additional time within which to make formal appearances required in the small claims department. (2) If the defendant fails to pay the claim, demand a hearing or demand a jury trial, upon written request from the plaintiff, the court shall enter a judgment against […]
Section 54.100 – Drawing jury list; jury box; depositing ballots.
Unless juries are drawn and selected from the jury list of the district by means of electronic equipment, the justice of the peace shall keep in the office of the justice a jury box. After the jury list is filed, the justice shall destroy all ballots remaining in the box and shall prepare and deposit […]
Section 55.080 – Formal pleadings unnecessary; issuance of attachment, garnishment or execution; costs of execution taxable.
No formal pleading, other than the claim and notice, shall be necessary. The hearing and disposition of all actions shall be informal, the sole object being to dispense justice between the litigants promptly. No attachment, garnishment or execution shall issue from the small claims department on any claim except as provided in this chapter. A […]