Johnson v. State Accident Insurance Fund

The State Accident Insurance Fund appeals from a judgment of the circuit court holding that the claimant, Mrs. Johnson, was entitled to compensation for the reason that her deceased husband had died of an occupational disease (heart disease) resulting from his employment as a fireman. The issue is whether or not under the Occupational Disease Law, OBS 656.802 to OBS 656.824, courts have jurisdiction over the question of whether or not heart disease arose out of employment.

The decedent, at the time of his death from heart disease, had been employed as a fireman by the city of Salem for 23…