Memmott v. State Industrial Accident Commission

This is an action by an injured employe seeking coverage under the Workmen’s Compensation Law (ORS 656.002 to 656.590).

His employer had neither applied for nor rejected coverage, but this fact would not affect the right of the workman to recover if the employer should be found to have been engaged in a hazardous occupation. ORS 656.026. The jury found for the plaintiff but the trial court entered judgment n.o.v. for the State Industrial Accident Commission. The plaintiff appeals.

The essential facts are as follows:

Plaintiff was hired by one Kronberg as a handy man and caretaker for a motel.…