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INKLEY v. FOREST FIBER PRODUCTS CO.

CA 13382; SC 26423; WCB 78-873.

605 P.2d 1175 (1980)

288 Or. 337

Harry H. INKLEY, Petitioner, v. FOREST FIBER PRODUCTS CO. and State Accident Insurance Fund, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided January 22, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Tauman, of Willner, Bennett, Bobbitt & Hartman, Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.

Mary T. Danford, of Lang, Klein, Wolf, Smith, Griffith & Hallmark, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent Forest Fiber Products Co.

Darrell E. Bewley, Salem, argued the cause for respondent SAIF. With him on the brief were K.R. Maloney, Chief Counsel, and James A. Blevins, Chief Trial Counsel, Salem.

DENECKE, Chief Justice.

This case arises under the Oregon Occupational Disease Law, ORS 656.802-824. Petitioner Inkley worked from 1956 to 1977 as a welder-mechanic for respondent Forest Fiber Products Co. In September 1976 petitioner filed a claim with the employer seeking compensation for a job-related hearing loss. At that time Forest Fiber Products was a direct responsibility employer, directly liable for the payment of compensation benefits to injured workers...

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