Von Poppenheim v. Morgan

This is an appeal by the claimant from a decision of the Oregon Employment Appeals Board which denied her claim for unemployment compensation. In so doing the Appeals Board affirmed the decision of the referee.

Claimant had worked as a retail clerk for Fred Meyer, Inc., for seven years. She had mild hypertension prior to taking that job. The condition continued throughout her employment and gradually grew more severe. In the summer of 1971 upon the advice of her physician she gave up her employment at the age of 56. The sole medical evidence was the following letter from W. K. Niece, M. D.,…