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IN MATTER OF BARCHECK

543 P.2d 32 (1975)

In the matter of the Compensation of John D. BARCHECK, Claimant. John D. Barcheck, Respondent, v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided December 15, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet A. Metcalf, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and W. Michael Gillette, Sol. Gen., Salem.

R. Ladd Lonnquist, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Pozzi, Wilson & Atchison and Jan Thomas Baisch, Portland.

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

LANGTRY, Judge.

State Accident Insurance Fund took this appeal from a circuit court determination that claimant had incurred a back injury in the course of his employment as a carpenter. Previously, a referee and the Workmen's Compensation Board had rejected the claim.

The fundamental question turns on credibility of the claimant. He has a long history of lower back trouble, and has made claims for the more serious attacks, but often has doctored himself for...

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