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Dear Associates:
The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that the trust deed antideficiency judgment statute, ORS 86.770 (2), does not preclude an action on the note only. The statute prevents a suit for the debt only after a trustee's sale or a judicial foreclosure. Beckhuson v. Frank 97 Or. App. 347, 775 P. 2d 923 (1989).
A trust deed beneficiary may elect to sue on the note and waive his security, or he may foreclose on the security and waive his right to collect a deficiency.
In a related case the court of appeals held that the filing of a Notice of Default did not constitute an irrevocable election to pursue foreclosure and that the beneficiary of the trust deed could discontinue foreclosure and sue on the promissory note. Barclaysamerican v. Boone, 96 Or. App. 635 773 P.2d 1338 (1989).
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