JOHANNESEN v. N.W. NATURAL GAS CO.

82-03482 & 82-08599; CA A29728.

689 P.2d 1018 (1984)

70 Or.App. 472

In the matter of the Compensation of Michael J. Johannesen Claimant. Michael J. JOHANNESEN, Petitioner, v. N.W. NATURAL GAS CO., and Ebi Companies, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided October 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Swanson, Portland, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Royce, Swanson & Thomas, Portland.

Jerald Keene, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Roberts, Reinisch & Klor, P.C., Portland.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., and ROSSMAN and NEWMAN, JJ.


NEWMAN, Judge.

Claimant petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board that reversed the order of the referee and denied his occupational disease claim for degenerative arthritis in both knees. The issue here is compensability. We reverse.

Claimant, age 43, worked for Northwest Natural Gas Company as a serviceman for 18 years. He had to kneel or squat on almost all of his service calls. He made 10 to 35 calls a day and over 70,000 service...

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