LEE v. FREIGHTLINER CORP.

WCB No. 82-08616; CA A33688.

712 P.2d 836 (1986)

77 Or.App. 238

In the matter of the Compensation of Robert E. LEE, Claimant. Robert E. Lee, Petitioner, v. FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Argued and Submitted July 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Udziela, Portland, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on brief was David A. Hytowitz, Pozzi, Wilson, Atchison, O'Leary & Conboy, Portland.

Bruce L. Byerly, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on brief was Frank Moscato, Portland.

Before GILLETTE, P.J., and VAN HOOMISSEN and YOUNG, JJ.


YOUNG, Judge.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board which reversed the referee's award of permanent total disability and awarded him 55 percent unscheduled disability of the low back. We review de novo and reverse.

Claimant is 62 years old, obese and has a tenth-grade education. He worked for 30 years as a cook before going to work for employer, where he was a janitor, a molder and, finally, a rinse/paint box operator...

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