Mayes v. Boise Cascade Corp.

The claimant in this workers’ compensation case is the widow of a deceased worker. At the time of his death in October, 1977, the worker was receiving permanent total disability benefits pursuant to ORS 656.313 while his employer’s appeal from a referee’s decision that he was permanently and totally disabled was pending before the Workers’ Compensation Board. The Board affirmed the referee’s decision. The employer then appealed to this court, which decided on December 4, 1978, that the extent of the worker’s disability at the time of the hearing before the referee was permanent and partial…