RIOS v. OREGON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 72-3036.

477 F.2d 288 (1973)

Gustavo RIOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OREGON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 16, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn D. Ramirez, Ramirez & Hoots, Klamath Falls, Or., for plaintiff-appellant.

Lee Johnson, State Atty. Gen., John W. Osborn, Sol. Gen., Al J. Laue, Clayton Hess, Asst. Attys. Gen., Charles Paulson, Gerald R. Pullen, Portland, Or., for defendants-appellees.

Before MERRILL, KOELSCH and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal is from an order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment and dismissing the complaint. We agree with the court below that the section of Oregon's Workmen's Compensation Law in question, O.R.S. 656.210(3), is constitutional and is a permissible legislative classification.

Appellant complains that farmworkers, and therefore members of racial minorities, are treated differently from other workers under Oregon law. The statute...

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