CALKINS v. WESTCRAFT CHAIR, INC.

WCB 84-02419; CA A36874.

733 P.2d 943 (1987)

84 Or.App. 320

In the matter of the Compensation of Kathy K. CALKINS, Claimant. Kathy K. Calkins, Petitioner, v. WESTCRAFT CHAIR, INC., and North Pacific Insurance Company, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Leslie Bush, Portland, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Tamblyn & Bush, Portland.

Edward C. Olson, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondents.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., and WARREN and DEITS, JJ.


DEITS, Judge.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board, upholding the referee's order which granted employer's motion to dismiss her claim for compensation for a hip injury. The motion was granted on the ground that the hip claim is barred by res judicata. Because we hold that the claim was not barred, we reverse and remand.

Claimant was employed as a sewing machine operator. In September, 1980, she was injured at work when...

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