BLEVINS v. MITCHELL

92-03349 and 92-04677; CA A85779.

906 P.2d 293 (1995)

138 Or. App. 29

In the Matter of the Complying Status of Doris Mitchell, Employer, and In the Matter of the Compensation of Michael D. Blevins, Claimant. Michael D. BLEVINS, Petitioner, v. Doris MITCHELL; SAIF Corporation; and Department of Consumer and Business Services, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita C. Smith, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the brief was Estell and Bewley.

E. Jay Perry, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent Doris Mitchell.

Theodore R. Kulongoski, Attorney General, Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General, and Michael O. Whitty, Special Assistant Attorney General, waived appearance for respondent SAIF Corporation.

Stephanie Striffler, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Department of Consumer and Business Services. With her on the brief were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Attorney General, and Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General.

Before WARREN, P.J., and EDMONDS and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


ARMSTRONG, Judge.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board that denied him benefits for injuries that he sustained while working on a house that he had been employed to remodel. Claimant asserts that the board erred as a matter of law in holding that he was exempt from workers' compensation coverage under ORS chapter 656. We review the board's order for errors of law, ORS 183.482(8)(a), and affirm.

Under ORS 656.027, all workers...

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