MATTER OF COMPENSATION OF McGARRAH

WCB No. 79-05440; CA A22990.

651 P.2d 153 (1982)

59 Or.App. 448

In the matter of the Compensation of Henry McGarrah, Claimant. Henry McGarrah, Petitioner, v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND CORPORATION, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 29, 1982.

Reconsideration Denied November 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Grant, Medford, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Grant, Ferguson & Carter, Medford.

Darrell E. Bewley, Appellate Counsel, State Acc. Ins. Fund Corp., Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Evohl F. Malagon, Eugene, filed the brief amicus curiae for Oregon Workers' Compensation Attys. Ass'n.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.


BUTTLER, Presiding Judge.

Claimant appeals from a determination by the Workers' Compensation Board (Board) that his psychiatric disability is not compensable. This case is the first to reach us of a series decided after James v. SAIF, 290 Or. 343, 624 P.2d 565 (1981), in which the Board has attempted to adapt an exception to compensability for physical injuries, where there has been a deviation...

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