MATTER OF COMPENSATION OF GADALEAN

(SC S065203).

439 P.3d 965 (2019)

364 Or. 707

In the MATTER OF the COMPENSATION OF Cozmin I. GADALEAN, Claimant. Cozmin I. Gadalean, Respondent on Review, v. SAIF Corporation and Imperial Trucking, Inc., Petitioners on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

April 18, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Masters , SAIF Corporation, Salem, argued the cause and filed the briefs on behalf of petitioners on review.

Julene M. Quinn , Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief on behalf of respondent on review.

Before Walters, Chief Justice, and Balmer, Nakamoto, Flynn, and Nelson, Justices, and Landau, Senior Justice pro tempore.


This case requires us to decide whether the definition of "worker" in the Workers' Compensation Law encompasses a claimant injured during a preemployment drive test that consisted of an actual delivery for an employer. To qualify for workers' compensation, a claimant must be a "worker." ORS 656.027. ORS 656.005(30) defines "worker," in...

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