MATTER OF COMPENSATION OF WOOTEN

No. 79-4257; CA 18533.

623 P.2d 1086 (1981)

50 Or.App. 439

In the matter of the Compensation of David F. Wooten, Claimant. David F. Wooten, Petitioner, v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND CORPORATION, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Dickey, Jr., Medford, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Robert R. Dickey, Medford.

Darrell E. Bewley, Associate Counsel, State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were K.R. Maloney, Chief Counsel, and James A. Blevin, Chief Trial Counsel, State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, Salem.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., and THORNTON and BUTTLER, JJ.


THORNTON, Judge.

Claimant appeals from an order of the Workers' Compensation Board reversing the referee's decision in favor of claimant, which allowed his claim for an on-the-job back injury. The issue presented is whether he carried his burden of establishing that his present condition was caused by an on-the-job lifting incident.

Claimant was employed as a cook in a Jacksonville restaurant. Included among the routine duties he performed during his shift...

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