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GIBSON v. STATE ACC. INS. FUND

WCB No. 76-4935; CA 10767; SC 25976.

602 P.2d 266 (1979)

288 Or. 45

In the matter of the Compensation of Edward H. GIBSON, Petitioner, v. STATE Accident Insurance Fund, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided November 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Scott, of Galton, Popick & Scott, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner.

Clayton Hess, State Acc. Ins. Fund, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were K.R. Maloney, Chief Counsel, James A. Blevins, Chief Trial Counsel and Gene L. Platt, Associate Counsel, State Acc. Ins. Fund, Salem.

Before DENECKE, C.J., and HOLMAN, HOWELL, LENT, and LINDE, JJ.

LENT, Justice.

This is a claim for compensation under ORS chapter 656. No one involved seems sure whether the claim is for injury or for occupational disease. Claimant contends it is "a compensable industrial claim." The insurer, State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) asserts that "the incident for which claimant filed this claim is not compensable" but does refer to "claimant's alleged injury." The referee states simply that he is dealing with "a denied claim." The...

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