WILLIAMS v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND

WCB No. 77-1670; CA 10936.

584 P.2d 358 (1978)

In the matter of the Compensation of Juanita WILLIAMS, Claimant, Respondent, v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND, Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl M. Preston, Associate Counsel, State Accident Insurance Fund, Eugene, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were K.R. Maloney, Chief Counsel, and James A. Blevins, Chief Trial Counsel, State Accident Insurance Fund, Salem.

Before JOHNSON, P.J., and GILLETTE and ROBERTS, JJ.


ROBERTS, Judge.

This is a worker's compensation case in which a 56-year-old woman seeks compensation for occupational disease. The referee found that the claimant did not meet her burden of establishing a causal relationship between claimant's job duties and her disabling gastric illness and depression. The board reversed. We agree with the referee.

Claimant worked as a Welfare Assistance worker in charge of certifying food stamp applicants. Her job entailed...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases