SAIF v. BATCHELOR

WCB No. 92-00598; CA A80656.

882 P.2d 615 (1994)

130 Or. App. 414

In the Matter of the Compensation of DeMar L. Batchelor, Deceased, Claimant. SAIF CORPORATION and Brisbee & Stockton, Petitioners, v. Judith G. BATCHELOR, Beneficiary of DeMar L. Batchelor, Deceased, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided October 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Runner, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Atty. Gen. and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen.

Kevin Keaney, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Jodie A. Bushman and Pozzi Wilson & Atchison.

Before DEITS, P.J., and RICHARDSON, C.J., and HASELTON, J.


DEITS, Presiding Judge.

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board awarding survivor's benefits to the widow of a worker who died as a result of a heart attack allegedly caused by job stress. We affirm.

Decedent was a lawyer who practiced in a small firm in Hillsboro. Over the years, his relationship with one of the persons with whom he practiced deteriorated significantly. Eventually, the situation became so hostile that it was necessary...

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