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JOHNSON v. STATE COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT

449 P.2d 145 (1969)

Margaret JOHNSON, Respondent, v. STATE COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT of the State of Oregon, Appellant. Merle N. Johnson, Respondent, v. State Compensation Department of the State of Oregon, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, Department 2.

Decided January 15, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl M. Preston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Eugene, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Robert Y. Thornton, Atty. Gen., and Wallace Carpenter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem.

Robert L. Ackerman, Springfield, argued the cause for respondents. On the brief were Babcock & Ackerman, and William A. Babcock, Springfield, and Frank B. Reid, Eugene.

Before PERRY, C.J., and SLOAN, GOODWIN, HOLMAN and LANGTRY, JJ.

SLOAN, Justice.

Both of the plaintiffs in these consolidated cases received paralyzing injuries in an automobile accident which occurred on January 5, 1964. For several months thereafter both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson received intensive treatment and were unable to transact business. In late August of 1964, Mr. Johnson first consulted an attorney relative to filing claims for workmen's compensation. The attorney agreed to investigate...

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