Stroh v. State Accident Insurance Fund

This case presents only one question: Does a circuit court acquire jurisdiction over an appeal in a workmen’s compensation case if all interested parties, within the statutory period, receive certified true copies of claimant’s request for judicial review by. regular mail instead of by registered or certified mail as required by ORS 656.298 (3) ?

On November 4, 1970, the Workmen’s Compensation Board entered an order following review of a hearing officer’s decision on the extent of claimant’s disability resulting from an accident incurred during his employment. On November 6, 1970, claimant…