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SAIF v. WRIGHT

WCB TP-88016; CA A51030; SC S37533.

817 P.2d 1317 (1991)

312 Or. 132

In the matter of the Compensation of Marvin C. Wright, Claimant. SAIF Corporation, Petitioner On Review, v. Marvin C. WRIGHT, Respondent On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided September 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Reuling, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for petitioner on review. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

David C. Force, of Vick & Gutzler, Salem, argued the cause and filed the response to the petition for respondent on review.

GRABER, Justice.

The issue in this workers' compensation case is whether ORS 656.593(3)1 gave the Workers' Compensation Board (the Board) the authority to determine whether SAIF Corporation (SAIF) was a "paying agency" within the meaning of that statute. We hold that the Board had the authority to make that determination. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals, which held to the contrary.

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