Legal Opinion
Wick v. State Accident Insurance Fund
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided December 4, 1978No. WCB 75-1827, CA 10961PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThornton, J.
Claimant appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) affirming the denial by the hearing referee of his claim for worker’s compensation on account of a heart condition. He assigns as error the Board’s conclusion that he failed to meet his burden of proof that the condition was compensable.
Claimant is a fireman for the city of Eugene who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery in 1974 necessitated by arteriosclerotic heart disease, diagnosed after he suffered an acute myocardial infarction. After his surgery and the referee’s denial of his claim for compensation, but…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Joseph v. LoweryOregon Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. ElliottOregon Supreme Court · 1963
- Perkins v. Willamette Industries, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1975
- Hall v. Northwest Outward Bound School, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1977
- Cole v. Zidell Explorations, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Armstrong v. Asten-Hill Co.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1988
- Russell v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Wright v. State Accident Insurance FundCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1979
- Wright v. State Accident Insurance FundCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1980
- Hoffman v. DupontCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1980
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