PFLUGHAUPT v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND


552 P.2d 284 (1976)

In the matter of the Compensation of Walter PFLUGHAUPT, Claimant. Walter Pflughaupt, Appellant, v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 19, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold W. Adams, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

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

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


FORT, Judge.

The issue in this workmen's compensation case is the legal effect of the statutory presumption regarding occupational diseases of firemen, ORS 656.802. Claimant, fire chief in Corvallis, suffered a myocardial infarction while at home in August 1973. His compensation claim was denied by the referee, the Workmen's Compensation Board, and the circuit court. He appeals.

The relevant portions of ORS 656.802...

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