INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. v. RIGGS

89-17132, 90-01259; CA A70511.

833 P.2d 1378 (1992)

114 Or. App. 203

In the Matter of the Compensation of Roy W. Riggs, Claimant. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Roy W. RIGGS, Industrial Carbide Tooling and Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Roess, Lake Oswego, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner.

Karen M. Werner, Eugene, argued the cause for respondent Roy W. Riggs. On the brief were Thomas M. Cary and Coons, Cole & Cary, Eugene.

David O. Wilson, Eugene, argued the cause for respondents Indus. Carbide Tooling and Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp. With him on the brief was Employers' Defense Counsel, Eugene.

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


DURHAM, Judge.

International Paper Company (International) seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board that set aside its denial of claimant's aggravation claim and awarded him compensation and attorney fees. We affirm.

In May, 1982, claimant compensably injured his back while setting chokers as a logger for International. Thereafter, he had recurrent back and leg pain. In January, 1986, surgeons performed a spinal fusion. In 1987, he began...

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