Oregon § 31.825 Assignment of cause of action against insurer

Oregon Statutes

§ 31.825 — Assignment of cause of action against insurer

Oregon § 31.825

Vol.1

Title 3Remedies and Special Actions and Proceedings

Ch. 31Tort Actions

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 31.825 (2026).

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A defendant in a tort action against whom a judgment has been rendered may assign any cause of action that defendant has against the defendant’s insurer as a result of the judgment to the plaintiff in whose favor the judgment has been entered. That assignment and any release or covenant given for the assignment shall not extinguish the cause of action against the insurer unless the assignment specifically so provides.

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A defendant in a tort action against whom a judgment has been rendered may assign any cause of action that defendant has against the defendant’s insurer as a result of the judgment to the plaintiff in whose favor the judgment has been entered. That assignment and any release or covenant given for the assignment shall not extinguish the cause of action against the insurer unless the assignment specifically so provides.