Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Fred Meyer, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided February 21, 1996No. 94CV0266; CA A85672PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtEdmonds, J.
Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment dismissing her personal injury claim against defendant, her former employer. ORCP 47. The trial court held that plaintiff’s exclusive remedy was under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Plaintiff argues that the Act violates Article I, section 10, of the Oregon Constitution, because it takes away her common law remedy against defendant. We affirm.
Plaintiff filed a workers’ compensation claim for a work-related injury that occurred in September 1990. She claimed that the injury “aggravated a pre-existing condition in her right wrist.” Defendant accepted…
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