MATTER OF COMPENSATION OF HARRIS

WCB No. 80-2710; CA A20206.

632 P.2d 1299 (1981)

53 Or.App. 618

In the Matter of the COMPENSATION OF Earl L. HARRIS, Claimant. Earl L. HARRIS, Petitioner, v. FARMERS' CO-OP CREAMERY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 24, 1981.

Reconsideration Denied October 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Dye, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner.

Katherine H. O'Neil, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Elizabeth K. Reeve, and Schwabe, Williamson, Wyatt, Moore & Roberts, Portland.

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


ROBERTS, Judge.

The issue in this workers' compensation case is whether claimant's heart attack, which occurred while he was driving a company car during his employment as a route supervisor for a milk distribution company, was job-related. The referee found that it was. The Workers' Compensation Board (Board) reversed. On de novo review, ORS 656.298(6), we find that the preponderance of the evidence supports legal and medical causation and we reverse.

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