FULGHAM v. SAIF

No. 79-09355; CA A26244.

666 P.2d 850 (1983)

63 Or.App. 731

In the matter of the Compensation of George A. FULGHAM, Claimant. Rubie Ellen Fulgham, Surviving Spouse of Deceased George A. Fulgham, Petitioner, v. SAIF Corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 6, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Force, Eugene, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner.

Darrell E. Bewley, Appellate Counsel, State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

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


BUTTLER, Presiding Judge.

Claimant1 appeals from an order of the Workers' Compensation Board (Board) affirming the presiding referee's dismissal of claimant's request for hearing for want of prosecution. We reverse.

The facts relevant to this appeal are not in dispute. On October 29, 1979, claimant filed, pro se, a request for hearing, contesting the denial of his claim for compensation. On January 16, 1980, an Ontario lawyer...

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