HILL v. STATE ACC. INS. FUND

No. 77-4185; CA 11636.

588 P.2d 1287 (1979)

38 Or.App. 13

Compensation of Clarence R. HILL, Claimant, Petitioner, v. STATE Accident Insurance Fund, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen T. Murphy, Jr., Portland, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Richardson, Murphy & Nelson, Portland.

Kenneth L. Kleinsmith, Associate Counsel, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were K.R. Maloney, Chief Counsel, and James A. Blevins, Chief Trial Counsel, Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and THORNTON, TANZER and BUTTLER, JJ.


TANZER, Judge.

The issues in this workers' compensation appeal are the construction of the 1975 amendment1 to the definition of permanent total disability in ORS 656.206(1)(a) and whether claimant should have been classified as permanently totally disabled under the statute as amended.

The Statute

The injury in this case occurred after the effective date of the 1975 amendment to ORS 656.206(1)(a) which defines permanent...

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