HONEYWELL v. STERLING FURNITURE CO.

TC 16-87-09481; CA A50296; SC S36688.

797 P.2d 1019 (1990)

310 Or. 206

A.R. (Buck) HONEYWELL and Sally Honeywell, Petitioners On Review, v. STERLING FURNITURE CO., Dba M. Jacobs Fine Furniture, Respondent On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided August 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary E. Norman, Albany, argued the cause and filed the petition, on behalf of petitioners on review.

Bruce C. Moore, Eugene, argued the cause, on behalf of the respondent on review.

Before PETERSON, C.J., and CARSON, JONES, GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN, FADELEY and UNIS, JJ.


GILLETTE, Justice.

The questions in this case concern how much a jury should be told concerning to whom the distribution of an award of punitive damages will be made1 and whether a plaintiff's attorney's share of a jury's award of punitive damages may be used to offset a court's award of attorney fees that a plaintiff may receive under the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act (UTPA). We hold that...

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