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MATTER OF ATWOOD

554 P.2d 504 (1976)

276 Or. 201

In the Matter of the Compensation of Woodrow W. ATWOOD, Claimant. Woodrow W. ATWOOD, Petitioner, v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided September 16, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Purdy, of Frohnmayer & Deatherage, Medford, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Al J. Laue, 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.

O'CONNELL, Justice.

Plaintiff seeks workmen's compensation recovery for injuries he suffered while engaged in his occupation as a logging truck owner-operator. A referee and, on review, the Workmen's Compensation Board, held that plaintiff was an independent contractor and not an employee of the company that hired him to haul logs. The circuit court affirmed, as did the Court of Appeals. Atwood v. SAIF, 24 Or.App....

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