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PREWITT v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND

517 P.2d 1200 (1974)

In the matter of the Compensation of Jessie L. PREWITT, Claimant. Jessie L. Prewitt, Appellant, v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 21, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Allen, Coos Bay, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Jim G. Russell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and W. Michael Gillette, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and FOLEY and THORNTON, JJ.

SCHWAB, Chief Judge.

This appeal presents the question of whether, under the Workmen's Compensation Law, a workman who suffers a hernia in the course of his employment and has it surgically repaired is restricted to the benefits provided by ORS 656.220, even though the surgery leaves him with a residual permanent disability. We agree with the Workmen's Compensation Board and the trial court that absent complications he is so restricted.

Claimant, a 64-year...

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