TRIPP v. RIDGE RUNNER TIMBER SERVICES

WCB 84-11895 & WCB 85-01028; CA A40342.

749 P.2d 586 (1988)

89 Or.App. 355

In the matter of the Compensation of Martin E. TRIPP, Claimant. Martin E. Tripp, Petitioner, v. RIDGE RUNNER TIMBER SERVICES, Briarwood Assoc. and Saif Corporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Edmunson, Eugene, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Malagon & Moore, Eugene.

Marcus K. Ward, Elmira, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent Ridge Runner Timber Services.

Darrell E. Bewley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondents Briarwood Assoc. and SAIF Corp. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

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


RICHARDSON, Presiding Judge.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board denying him benefits for a knee condition. The Board reversed the decision of the referee that the condition was an occupational disease and that Ridge Runner Timber Services was the responsible employer. The Board's holding rests on its conclusion that claimant's knee ailment is not an occupational disease but is merely symptomatic of a preexisting condition. We reverse...

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