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THOMAS v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND

495 P.2d 46 (1972)

Carole THOMAS, Appellant, v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon, Department 1.

Decided March 16, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith E. Tichenor, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Pozzi, Wilson & Atchison, and Dan O'Leary, Portland.

Al J. Laue, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and John W. Osburn, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before LANGTRY, P.J., and FOLEY and THORNTON, JJ.

THORNTON, Judge.

This appeal involves the proper construction to be placed on a provision of the Workmen's Compensation Law which authorizes payment of death benefits to certain so-called "common-law" widows,1 notwithstanding the fact that they were never formally married to the injured workmen with whom they lived.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment order of the circuit court for Multnomah County which affirmed an administrative...

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